I don't believe in mastering much during the mixdown export. Mastering for a streaming site is the key here. It sounds to me the OP is talking about how something is sounding playing back from a streaming site compared to hearing the mix playing back. The quality of a Studio One export is not degraded in any way. Your track is having a date with a loudness normalizer somewhere out there.įirstly Studio One export to me sounds identical to the session playing back so in no way does an export actually sound any different. Better to -1,5DB to prevent distortion once Before you export to MP3 set your ceiling to -1DB.

The last thing on your Master Chain should be the Limiter. With care an start making music like a pilot watching the Instruments. This really gives good dynamic Results if you handle Set your Metering to K20 before you start. Maybe you just forgot to press one Button? Something happens everywhere all the time, i`m sure. This would be helpful to know, i guess so that others can help you. Can you give us a link to a small Audio Demo? What about your Waveform? Can you see intact Transients or does it look like a black Wall in a To what ceiling did you set the Limiter before exporting?

What was on your Main Faders last position? I think the community needs to know some things: This is maybe a helpful link for you to start reading and find out some things: