Sometimes, or quite often .. the mixes are so loud, that it gets difficult to squeeze more gain into them, without destroying, altering or smashing it to bits, before one satisfies the clients inevitable need for masters to be extra ordinarily louder than the mix given..
Plus, as a mixer myself, I find it astonishing how so many mixes or mix engineers, knowing what they’ve done (pushed it beyond need), still expect miracles from the Mastering engineer or the mastering process itself.
The apathy and imposed ignorance shown is annoying and difficult as a task set.
Me, I am frank blatant and upfront regarding these sort of mix constraint,. as I mix a lot myself, and I know what’s being asked of the Mastering engineer is ridiculous and with diminishing returns. Period…
Ciao’
KAyo