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[GavinKMusic]

Yeah I think you are right. Gravity sounds like the best mix I've done and that was not mastered. I need to go back and check what I have on the master insert. I spent hours on that song but ended up scrapping it but the mix is nice so uploaded it.

Nothing beats a great mix. And great sounding instruments are key with eq and some fx.

[Russell Landwehr]

You know, we've taken the concept of "mastering" and totally changed it into something else.

Really the concept behind mastering was to take separate songs and process them in a way that they made sense as a collection on an album.

Now it seems that "mastering" means "make this song sound like all the others out there in this genre."

[GavinKMusic]

or we think mastering will greatly improve our mixes. the mix seems to be the key. getting that spot on..clean, clear and with a punch.

[Russell Landwehr]

or we think mastering will greatly improve our mixes. the mix seems to be the key. getting that spot on..clean, clear and with a punch.

YES!

I've actually refrained from "mastering" a few cues lately that really needed the headroom instead of squashing them and making them !!!LOUDER!!!

[GavinKMusic]

or we think mastering will greatly improve our mixes. the mix seems to be the key. getting that spot on..clean, clear and with a punch.

YES!

I've actually refrained from "mastering" a few cues lately that really needed the headroom instead of squashing them and making them !!!LOUDER!!!

I'm using Cubase. All I like on the master is a maximizer (Fat Energy), Stereo Enhancer (Dance Master) and Magneto 2 (Drum Group 3).

[GavinKMusic]

ok gave it another shot with a new mix.

The first one has some basic inserts on master channel and the 2nd is the LANDR. I removed master inserts and set headroom at -10db. First track is shorter. 2nd I'm still working on and is a little longer but same mix. also should add that #1 is an uploaded .wav to SC and #2 is an uploaded MP3 to SC. dont know if that makes any difference..

#1: https://soundcloud.com/the-element-music/city-lights

#2: https://soundcloud.com/the-element-musi ... dr/s-ZA23N

which one do you guys prefer?

or maybe I should keep on paying a studio to master?

Thanks for any feedback. Always much appreciated!