How to make a natural-sounding fade-out

Before you bounce a mix that you’re working on, you should make sure as a best practice that you have a fade-in and fade-out on the master.

The fade-in is easy; simply draw a very abrupt automation up from -∞ to 0 on your master fader, making sure to leave a little “air” before the first thing that makes sound. (If you put your fade-in too close to the …