Hi all -
I write and produce songs using logic pro. I would like to hand off my tracks to a more experienced mixing and mastering engineer. My goal is to hand them off, let the mixer do their thing, then get them back and still be able to tweak things in the mix if I need to later.
I have a few questions about how to go about this:
1. Where are the best place(s) to find experienced, freelance mixing engineers?
2. What are typical rates (ballpark) to mix and master, say a 4-minute song with a rock arrangment (guitars, bass, drums, synths, etc.).
3. I currently use the stock logic plugins and some from Native Instruments Komplete. How do I ensure the engineer has all the same plugins? How do I ensure I'll have all the same things that the engineer used when mixing (so that I'm able to tweak things later, if necessary)? Is it just a matter of discussing which plugins we should both be using/not using?