Respect the difference between level and volume controls.  Level controls are used to adjust the gain level of elements in the mix but are not intended to be used as a master “volume control”.  Learn and adhere to the limits of the media you are using.  Today that is mostly digital and digital gets big [...]

Our main concern here is that at the end of the day when the mastering project is complete the “Music is the Winner”.  Another way of phrasing that would be “All that is Left on the Stage is the Music”.   The equipment and processing technics it took to achieve this is behind the curtains, neither seen [...]