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My homey...thanks dude! That is what I've been doing. I never squash the mix over 3db...usually by 2 to 3db - but based more on what it sounds like. I plan to post a link to a track that I've done recently. I'll do it today like ASAP!

Something to listen to.... I can't post tracks here.....I'll have to post it on my site. Give me some time to get it ready. I'm at www.stellarbeats.com. I should have it ready tonight by 9 est.

Tell me.... Hey mastering professionals. Can I submit a mix to you so that you can critque it in this forum....just critique? It's hip-hop. I'd like your feedback on what I should be trying to fix in the mix before I send it to you.

Better yet...based on what you've noted....could I send you a track at 192 to listen to? Then, tell me if my mixes are just F'd up. If they are...well then, I'd rather not even discuss glossin' the track post mix right :) Can I email it? If you want 320 or wav, I can do that too...just not...

Has anyone heard the BX8s or used them for Hip-Hop? How do they sound against the Mackie HR824s?

Thanks for the quick feedback...and critical at that. That is what I like to hear. I appreciate it from one professional to another. I will definitely check my mixes....but before I go, I should kinda restate what I said in my first post...... I know that there are no presets, and really - I...

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Mastering Engineers: I am not a Mastering professional. I am a hip-hop producer. I would like to present my material in certain settings, post mix. But those venues do not necessitate sending my material away to be mastered. I just need it to sound relatively good for the moment. Example...

Thanks for the feedback. I'll think that I'll pull the instruments down relative to the kick and snare, giving them the presence without turning them up. Maybe this will help. Thanks for the EQing hint too. I'll try that. That has always been a problem with my tracks. As far as panning...

Thanks for the critical assessment. I was feeling that too. I am always afraid to push my snares and kicks forward. Maybe if I drop my melodies down in the mix it will make the kicks and snares more pronounced. I have a lot of trouble placing basslines too high or too low in the mix. I'm...

Thanks for the comment. Yes, I both produced and mixed the beats. I also added multiband compression and limiting to polish them up after the mix. I am using Sonar 4 Producer Edition to create, mix and master. I'd be happy to take a listen to your beats. What do you use to create your beats...

To Dan's earlier comment... Since you seem to be on point with hip-hop mixes...do me a favor. Go to www.stellarbeats.com - to the online store - and listen to my beats. Tell me if my instrumentals sound good and if the mixes sound good. THanks and peace all.

Hey, I need help on the mix game front. Go to www.stellarbeats.com and check out the 10 tracks listed in the online store. Let me know how the mixes sound. I'm not sure if I'm getting good mixes or not. A lot of the tracks I'm hearing have a more pronounce kick and snare. Holla back at me...