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Message: [QUOTE="lazy-site, post: 21334"] Anyone who says translation happens in [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/resources/what-is-audio-mixing-and-mastering.429/']mastering[/URL], not mixing, probably isn't very good at mixing and relies on someone else to fix it. That's just not true. Mixing is where build-up occurs, stereo imaging happens, and mono-compatibility and phase issues must be resolved. It's also where individual instruments can clash and become problematic for certain speakers and frequency ranges. If my track has a bunch of elements almost entirely below 80 Hz, your mastering doesn't do much to make it translate to a phone speaker without also affecting other aspects of the track. Mastering helps, but it's a method of building off the mix to make a track "competitive" while being optimized for the format, like vinyl or streaming. If your mix doesn't translate before it goes to mastering, it will still not translate afterward. [/QUOTE]