Description : I wanted a sort of fantasy-driven Adventurous dubstep/Chillstep sorta feel with this one.
Please enjoy
MIXING PROBLEM? ANY IDEAS? For somereason the song bass clips :(
Does anyone have any ideas as to what is causing it?
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I don't get any clipping on my monitors, but that is probably due to the fact that they are running in a smaller listening environment and thus low volume.
You have had mastering problems like this before with your tracks, I had them all the time before I understood gain through the reference decibel scale.
Pull up a spectrum analyzer in your DAW if you have one or install SPAN by Voxengo, a good free analyzer for DAWs. I suggest using reference levels around -12dB to master the track as this fits the waveform nicely within the borders in looperman.
It is likely that your sounds are approaching or exceeding the 0dB reference level, which would cause the clipping experienced in many audio systems.
Thank you very much jamid, fortunately I was able to find someone to help me mix and master. I will post the new version when it is finished. Thank yoy for all of your support =)
Hey good track man, saw your post in the forums. I like everything I am hearing, I'm listening on cheap headphones and they are not picking up any clipping. Nice mix of sounds and I get where you are coming from with your approach. Thanks for sharing this!!
Hi, Zion. Nice track. I agree with Jamid and Silverman. This would work a whole lot better if you remixed it, dropping all levels down so it doesn't flatline at the max. I was taught that if the mix really isn't working, start over and pull all the faders down to the bottom of their range. Then start bringing the up one by one, but don't let your overall main stereo output levels get any hotter than -3db. Preferably a lot lower. I must admit, I hate starting over, particularly when I've locked in volume automation on the individual instrument tracks in a project, but sometimes it is the best solution.
Volumes are all running at more or less the same level?
It's making it sound very loud but also very flat.
There are no little spaces tubes tunnels for my imagination to get a toehold in.
It's a bit like all the entrances into the piece have been walled up.
Hello Zivon,
The track concept is brilliant, but you are drowning it with over gaining the level of the volume.
You can look at your LM upload you can see that the top and the bottom of your wav are in one straight line with no head room at all.
I hope this is useful to you?
Jamid
great track with beautiful (almost ethereal) synth tunes...no idea what the problem with the bass (I'm in work with bulls..t pc) so later at home...
but let me get one thing: I know that every genre's gotta 'typical' drum, synth, guitar etc...sound but here the snare's pounding sound is a bit irritating (could be my fault...)
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Description : Long time lurker first time poster, pretty new to production n stuff, this is my first track in Ableton Live.
was going for a darkwave/synthwave sound, reminiscent of Justice, Carpenter Brut, Perturbator, ect.
Looking for some feed back, constructive criticisms or even just your thoughts if you liked it or not. This is just a rough cut on this current WIP, just the bones of it if you will.. If you have some cool title suggestions, would love to hear those too.
Thanks for listening.
-B
You have had mastering problems like this before with your tracks, I had them all the time before I understood gain through the reference decibel scale.
Pull up a spectrum analyzer in your DAW if you have one or install SPAN by Voxengo, a good free analyzer for DAWs. I suggest using reference levels around -12dB to master the track as this fits the waveform nicely within the borders in looperman.
It is likely that your sounds are approaching or exceeding the 0dB reference level, which would cause the clipping experienced in many audio systems.
Can you work with the following DAW?
Pro Tools
Logic Pro
Ableton Live?
Maybe if you want I'll send you the setting?
Kyle
It's making it sound very loud but also very flat.
There are no little spaces tubes tunnels for my imagination to get a toehold in.
It's a bit like all the entrances into the piece have been walled up.
I'm sorry that the song did not excite your imagination like it did mine! :(
BUT I think I fixed the audio clipping? Have another listen maybe?
The track concept is brilliant, but you are drowning it with over gaining the level of the volume.
You can look at your LM upload you can see that the top and the bottom of your wav are in one straight line with no head room at all.
I hope this is useful to you?
Jamid
Oh well haha.
I thank you for your feedback and please have another listan to see if it still clips.
but let me get one thing: I know that every genre's gotta 'typical' drum, synth, guitar etc...sound but here the snare's pounding sound is a bit irritating (could be my fault...)
but all in all, cool track, handshake, Danke
But i am glad you enjoyed the track! thank you, Danke!
-Zivon