25-02-2022, 05:16 AM
They are usually standard -14 LUFS -1 db peak. I usually don't sweat the small stuff when I mix and master, though, so if it goes -16 LUFS or -10 LUFS, I usually go "eh, I'll take it" and move on from there.
As far as the OP's mix, there's a lot of mid and low mid that just sounds really muddy. I think he also used a "brickhouse" effect on his limiter, which squashes any and all transients. If you limit that much, you gain a lot of "energy" in the song, but you lose dynamics.
I went ahead and mastered it with his music. I mastered it if this was a client that wanted it to be mastered for streaming sites. It's still on the hot end (-10.8 LUFS, -1 db peak) but I can live with that.
This just gives you an idea on mastering and such.
As far as the OP's mix, there's a lot of mid and low mid that just sounds really muddy. I think he also used a "brickhouse" effect on his limiter, which squashes any and all transients. If you limit that much, you gain a lot of "energy" in the song, but you lose dynamics.
I went ahead and mastered it with his music. I mastered it if this was a client that wanted it to be mastered for streaming sites. It's still on the hot end (-10.8 LUFS, -1 db peak) but I can live with that.
This just gives you an idea on mastering and such.