15-05-2015, 01:59 PM
Hi, thanks for listening. Couple of things - I've got the Waves WLM Plus Loudness Meter, so I know this mix was plenty loud. I'm all for dynamics in music and against the loudness wars (aren't we all nowadays) but as appropriate to the genre. I don't know that D'n'B is necessarily a genre typically associated with tracks of a wide dynamic range, so it's maintaining a balance between not completely killing the track (which is pretty subjective - though I'm happy to accept I may have overcooked this at mastering) and making the track sound appropriate against other examples on this forum. I know iTunes and Spotify drop levels to around -14LUFS, but this isn't going to be played on either of those outlets, is it? 
Re the mono compatibility - I reduced the kick, snare and bass to mono with the Flux StereoTool http://www.fluxhome.com/products/freewar...reotool-v3 - as you say the synths aren't particularly mono compatible, but that doesn't really matter, does it? Again, this isn't going to be played on any kind of mono system any time soon.
I wasn't clear on your point about bass - are you saying that there *is* a load of bass down one channel, or just that there might be if I don't listen on headphones? I've just checked the track again with an analyser and I'm pretty sure that bass is right in the middle.
Finally I haven't fed back on other mixes of this particular track, but I have on other songs. I'm well aware that forums like this only function if people are prepared to give as well as receive critique.
Thanks again for listening.
Re the mono compatibility - I reduced the kick, snare and bass to mono with the Flux StereoTool http://www.fluxhome.com/products/freewar...reotool-v3 - as you say the synths aren't particularly mono compatible, but that doesn't really matter, does it? Again, this isn't going to be played on any kind of mono system any time soon.
I wasn't clear on your point about bass - are you saying that there *is* a load of bass down one channel, or just that there might be if I don't listen on headphones? I've just checked the track again with an analyser and I'm pretty sure that bass is right in the middle.
Finally I haven't fed back on other mixes of this particular track, but I have on other songs. I'm well aware that forums like this only function if people are prepared to give as well as receive critique.
Thanks again for listening.