My Father... Trafficker AndyGallasMix

[Monk]

You need a measurement to explain that it sounds horrible to you?

I don't, but I thought you might thank me for an unambiguous non-subjective statement of fact, so I put your mp3 through a calibrated meter.

Maybe use a meter which doesn't tell lies (not all meters are equal) until your brain understands what clipping distortion sounds like. If you play an electric guitar, for example, or suffer hearing impairment, these things can cause habit forming needs that require harsh artifacts, it's perhaps something to be aware of when problem solving.

If it was only the kick doing the damage, would there be 89,539 reconstructed peaks? I'm hearing bigger problems. The brain can be easily fooled, which is why I posted the image for you.

Here's another It shows it's not only the kick that's the cause of the nasty noise. You've participated in this fantastic educational forum for 4 years, so why doesn't this sound horrible to you too?

Post the mix up if your mastering skills are off. Some even post up both which is an excellent idea. Then get a limiter that tells you about inter-sample peaks and back off the wall to -1dBFS meanwhile. 0dBFS is a throwback to the loudness war era

Peace brother