What It Is: Adjusting the overall tone of the entire track by fine-tuning the bass, midrange, and treble frequencies.
Why It Matters: Ensures your track sounds balanced and clear on all types of playback systems, from earbuds to large speakers.

What It Is: Controlling the dynamic range and increasing the overall loudness of the track.
Why It Matters: Ensures your music is consistently loud and punchy without distortion, matching industry standards.

What It Is: Adjusting the width of the stereo field to ensure the track sounds spacious and balanced.
Why It Matters: Makes your music sound more immersive and ensures it translates well in both mono and stereo playback environments.

What It Is: Applying any last adjustments to the track, such as noise reduction, fades, and removing clicks or pops.
Why It Matters: Ensures your track sounds as clean and professional as possible.

What It Is: Making sure all the tracks on an album have a similar sound and volume.
Why It Matters: Ensures your album or EP sounds cohesive and professionally produced when played from start to finish.