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Something like the Behringer DCX2496 would do it. It's a digital speaker processor that will take your stereo output and split it as needed, with crossover filters, delay to time align the bands, limiters (more for live sound) etc. It has two input channels and six output channels.

The manual probably has that info.

Between Reaper and Resolve, you get pretty much everything you need to do very professional audio and video production for very little money. I use Vegas Pro, which is one of the rare cases of software that can do both audio and video, but it costs quite a bit more.

I don't know about the software being used for that, but I can do a split edit in Vegas Pro, with the audio and video transitions being different. I'd probably do shorter crossfades than what I see there.

For volume, just go through and adjust the clip gain. If your DAW allows plugins directly on clips, eq them that way. Why let a machine decide how to eq things?

I had one of those. I got it because it had all the features I wanted, but I found that it had a feature I didn't want. There seemed to be no way to make it sound good. Will changing the power supply remedy that? I'm skeptical.

They generally cause less latency than stock Windows drivers. It can get it pretty low, but it can't eliminate it. Typically, you have to select it in your DAW preferences. The ASIO driver usually has its own control panel that lets you adjust buffering (that affects latency) and some levels.

I think there is an ASIO driver, but I couldn't find any indication of a control panel. That's why I suggested the Windows panel.

Except he plans on bouncing to a DAW.

Can you turn up the playback level from the DAW? Maybe use Windows' audio control panel.

I think you're going to need matched speakers for proper monitoring. Mixed speaker types seem likely to throw off the imaging.

Seems like a good mix overall, though I'm just using basic ear buds. The vocals sound kind of dry. They sound plenty forward in the mix, which might mean they're too forward. Ear buds and headphones tend to underrepresent things panned center relative to things panned out.

Yeah, I suspect there's something up with the interface. It has been a long time since any but the cheapest interfaces made much of a sonic imprint on the audio. My old M-Audio MobilePre USB was a bit sus. I think the left and right channels were not perfectly in sync (offset by a sample or...

On my phone I just get an error.

One thing I do when mixing is pace around the room. That not only gets my eyes off the screen, it averages out the room response at different locations. I check the bass in various places where I know how the room impacts the sound.

I've trained myself to look away or close my eyes and listen.

I missed something. Why are we doing all this? It's clearly not for simplicity or to avoid using a DAW. Is it for the sound of cassette? Then skip the 4-tracker and get a 3-head deck. Record to a DAW and pass tracks, subgroups or the whole mix through the deck set to monitor from the play head...

If you master to a lower volume than a streaming service uses, they might raise the volume and limit down any peaks. That will change the sound to some degree, though it may be subtle. I use the FabFilter Pro-Q 3 eq and Pro-L 2 limiter, which I like a lot. They're simple to use, but they have...

The basic idea is to make the volume and tonal balance for each song fit in with the rest, and also with other music of the genre. You also need to consider the delivery method. Mastering for CD is usually louder than mastering for streaming. You're not obligated to master to a specified volume...

Even if you're not mastering to a target level, it's good to have appropriate metering. RMS is okay, but LUFS is a better option as it accounts for the nonlinearity of human hearing. The YouLean LUFS meter is a good free option. Most likely, you're going to have to turn something up enough to...