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Or you can be like Ry Cooder, play it in your truck and if it sounds good in there then it's ready for release.
In myths that probably never happened... My uni lecturer told the tale of the scrote from The Libertines sending the master back to be re-done because it sounded bad on his laptop speakers.
Yukirin
@Airhead
The mastering wormhole does lead to all kinds of issues with your room, equipment and ears. If you're a busy artist and quite productive it would definitely be worth having someone else do it.
If for example you're writing in headphones or on a small desktop setup, mastering is unlikely to be a real possibility as you do need the equipment you're listening on to be neutral or at least a known quantity that you can adjust to.
Or you can be like Ry Cooder, play it in your truck and if it sounds good in there then it's ready for release.