By knowing what to listen for, you can objectively assess mixes before mastering, which is how you ensure you get the best sounding records

Unfortunately, most people listen blindly without a checklist and often go back having missed things that otherwise might have been picked up if they had a consistent formula.

This list is broken up into the following

1. Audible distortion / artefacts

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