Quote Originally Posted by Patrick DSP View Post
agreed! also, learn the difference between mastering and mixdown. mastering is just the final polish on a track. it's getting the right mixdown that's more important. you can polish a turd as much as you want, but it's still a turd. just a bit shiny-er.
lol yeah totally true man

To folllow on from the mastering process, whats your process for your mixdown?

I know it will vary from track to track etc but is it a general rule to EQ and compress every sound?

The EQ I use the now which I find real easy to use is fab filter, been using (I think) pretty well as with certain sounds Ive been cutting out frequencies which have then made the sounds sit better within the mix

Sometimes I find it hard to boost certain frequencies because basically I dont know what I should be boosting

Anyone got tips/process/plugins they use to get a good mixdown.

Got a good tip from the horrorrist and that was to have your levels sitting half way and not have every thing at zero, stoped the peaking, made more space etc and you can always boost the track at the mastering process, but that tips pretty common sense.

Like the idea of making my tracks within ableton and then taking the track into pro tools to mixdown, also heard of ppl mastering in pro tools aswell

Again any help is hugely grateful guys :)