Lingua Funqa - Just One Minute (final and mix versions)

[Digitaldruglord]

There may have been some processing added to the tracks by the producer...

Only some?

I ended up taking out most of my compressors on the v3 mix because of the harsh artifacts they were exacerbating.

Note: I'm never happy dropping these 24-bit mixes to MP3 for posting here, I try to post links to the master file when I can. Lossless AAC is the only lossy codec I can accept but in the past some users here are not able to play back attached AAC files.

320kbps mp3 is fine for purposes here, so long as there's sufficient pre-process headroom, which is rare. Check your original master. The mix was hot too for a pre master, at 1.8 true peak. Actually, I thought statistically, that your mix would make a better dynamic master than the master itself.

0.0dBFS is a loudness war setting, and will distort and bring unpleasant artifacts, even more so if this is presented at such a level to a lossy codec.

Listening to your 24bit, from my perspective the zone beyond 1kHz needs work, but it's a tempestuous thing to get under control especially if you don't want your ears screwed up for the rest of the day trying to get it somewhere handy

The only MP3 encoder I like is the one in ProTools Ultimate, using real-time bounce.

I used Coldplay’s last album as a listening reference on Tidal HiFi...

The resulting music should also be listened to (in addition to studio montitors) small speakers, iPad, tablet, mobile phone, car stereo... the compression is anti purist, but these strategies are necessary to comply to the spectrum of listening devices.. good earbuds, low cost earbuds, TV speakers, Alexa devices, Google Home Mini..

They all push against the well disciplined rules of pro audio... the trick is finding the common ground where the song can survive well on each diverse listening device.