A mix engineer is a trained professional audio worker with knowledge of the specific tools and tasks needed to produce a professional mix of recorded work.

A mastering engineer is a trained professional audio worker with specific knowledge in the field of music mastering—a master engineer knows the specific tools, tasks and workflow needed to produce a final master of a track.

The time it takes to start and complete a job will vary depending on the kind of services you need and the agreed-upon timeline when hiring a pro. If you’re interested in hiring a pro, take a look at their profile and communicate with them about timelines—jobs, such as mix feedback, can be done in one session remotely and won’t take as long as more ambitious projects like producing a final master of an entire album, for example. Remember, payments are held in escrow, so you won’t pay for a service if it isn’t rendered fully.

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Communication is key, so don’t be afraid to ask the pro you’ve hired what they require to work with you. In general, here are some guidelines to follow when working with a mix or mastering engineer. To work with a mixing engineer you’ll need to export all the recordings of your project export as stems that the mix engineer will work on—alternatively, you can save the entire DAW project if your mix engineer uses the same DAW. To work with a mastering engineer you’ll need to export and send your entire track. LANDR Projects makes the process of sending audio and annotating it with comments super easy so consider using Projects to easily make notes that your hired pro can see.