Workflow at Third Eye Studio
Initial Conversation
Every project begins with an in-depth personal exchange. We talk about your music, vision, references, intentions, and emotional direction. This collaborative dialogue is essential to truly understand the core of your sound.
File Delivery
You send your audio material prepared according to the technical guidelines described below. This ensures an efficient and focused workflow from the very beginning.
Processing at Third Eye Studio
The work is carried out with full attention to musicality, detail, and artistic intent, shaping the sound in alignment with your artistic vision.
Review & Fine Adjustment
After delivery, we discuss the result together. If needed, adjustments and refinements are made to ensure the final version fully represents your vision.
Delivering Your Audio Material to Third Eye Studio
This ensures your music is perfectly prepared, allowing us to enhance its clarity, depth, and emotional impact while maintaining your artistic vision.
File Naming & Metadata
- Filename format: Tracknumber Artistname – Songname
- Include correct artist and track information for all versions (Radio Edit, Instrumental, etc.)
File Format & Resolution
- Format: WAV or AIFF, uncompressed
- Bit depth: 24-bit minimum, 32-bit float preferred
- Sample rate: use the original session sample rate (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, or higher)
- Avoid 16-bit exports
- Preserve headroom: peak levels between -3 dBFS and -10 dBFS; do not exceed -1 dBFS
Mix Bus & Processing
- Keep the master bus clean
- Avoid excessive limiting or compression (unless part of creative intent)
- Maintain desired creative effects (saturation, global reverb, etc.)
- Check for clicks, pops, sibilance, phase correlation, and unwanted sub/high frequencies
- Keep peaks on the mix bus between -9 and -3 dBFS (with master fade at 0 dB)
Track Preparation & Organization
- Consolidate all tracks/stems with aligned start positions
- Name tracks clearly and concisely (e.g., Vocals_Lead, Kick)
- Do not fade out files yourself; indicate fade start/end points
- For special transitions, provide reference files
- Include a rough mix for reference
- Provide reference tracks, notes, or visual inspiration to communicate your vision
Noise & Silence
- Leave a few seconds of silence at the beginning and end of tracks
- Include empty noise at start/end if noise reduction is required
Plugins & Processing
- Export the mix with all important sound processors on
- Avoid final limiting or clipping
- Everything processed during mixing becomes part of the final mix
- If limited references exist, send them too
Delivery & Upload
- Use any file transfer service (Dropbox, WeTransfer, etc.); preferred: https://Thirdeyestudio.wetransfer.com/
- Review your files before sending
- Ensure all files maintain the original session sample rate and bit depth
- Avoid resizing, altering, or dithering files unnecessarily
Optional but Recommended
- Include lyrics in PDF format for all songs
- Send a reference version of the mix with all processing on master channel
- Keep headroom; mixes do not need to be loud before mastering
- For albums or EPs, provide all tracks in the same export condition for consistency
Workflow at Third Eye Studio
Initial Conversation
Every project begins with an in-depth personal exchange. We talk about your music, vision, references, intentions, and emotional direction. This collaborative dialogue is essential to truly understand the core of your sound.
File Delivery
You send your audio material prepared according to the technical guidelines described below. This ensures an efficient and focused workflow from the very beginning.
Processing at Third Eye Studio
The work is carried out with full attention to musicality, detail, and artistic intent, shaping the sound in alignment with your artistic vision.
Review & Fine Adjustment
After delivery, we discuss the result together. If needed, adjustments and refinements are made to ensure the final version fully represents your vision.
Delivering Your Audio Material to Third Eye Studio
This ensures your music is perfectly prepared, allowing us to enhance its clarity, depth, and emotional impact while maintaining your artistic vision.
File Naming & Metadata
- Filename format: Tracknumber Artistname – Songname
- Include correct artist and track information for all versions (Radio Edit, Instrumental, etc.)
File Format & Resolution
- Format: WAV or AIFF, uncompressed
- Bit depth: 24-bit minimum, 32-bit float preferred
- Sample rate: use the original session sample rate (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, or higher)
- Avoid 16-bit exports
- Preserve headroom: peak levels between -3 dBFS and -10 dBFS; do not exceed -1 dBFS
Mix Bus & Processing
- Keep the master bus clean
- Avoid excessive limiting or compression (unless part of creative intent)
- Maintain desired creative effects (saturation, global reverb, etc.)
- Check for clicks, pops, sibilance, phase correlation, and unwanted sub/high frequencies
- Keep peaks on the mix bus between -9 and -3 dBFS (with master fade at 0 dB)
Track Preparation & Organization
- Consolidate all tracks/stems with aligned start positions
- Name tracks clearly and concisely (e.g., Vocals_Lead, Kick)
- Do not fade out files yourself; indicate fade start/end points
- For special transitions, provide reference files
- Include a rough mix for reference
- Provide reference tracks, notes, or visual inspiration to communicate your vision
Noise & Silence
- Leave a few seconds of silence at the beginning and end of tracks
- Include empty noise at start/end if noise reduction is required
Plugins & Processing
- Export the mix with all important sound processors on
- Avoid final limiting or clipping
- Everything processed during mixing becomes part of the final mix
- If limited references exist, send them too
Delivery & Upload
- Use any file transfer service (Dropbox, WeTransfer, etc.); preferred: https://Thirdeyestudio.wetransfer.com/
- Review your files before sending
- Ensure all files maintain the original session sample rate and bit depth
- Avoid resizing, altering, or dithering files unnecessarily
Optional but Recommended
- Include lyrics in PDF format for all songs
- Send a reference version of the mix with all processing on master channel
- Keep headroom; mixes do not need to be loud before mastering
- For albums or EPs, provide all tracks in the same export condition for consistency