Drummerbones
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I've noticed that when rock music, especially, is mastered to meet today's standard of "how-freaking-loud-can-we-possibly-make-this-cd?" that it has a serious impact on the drums in the mix. I recently had to remix a track that I was quite happy with because when the mastering engineer did his thing, and yes I'm to blame because I requested market-competitive levels, the drums just weren't there where I wanted them. I bumped them up a couple of dbs, the song was mastered again, and now I'm happy with the result. I've heard that some engineers actually mix with some pretty significant compression on the buss to ensure that their mixes will hold up under today's mastering approach. How have you all dealt with this issue?
**Disclaimer. I am in no way bashing mastering engineers. Customers like me who are just trying to compete, and record label execs, have forced their hand to push music beyond the brink.**
**Disclaimer. I am in no way bashing mastering engineers. Customers like me who are just trying to compete, and record label execs, have forced their hand to push music beyond the brink.**