I have tried as mthrfnk said and for now, it does make a slight difference, even on the mix down itself. I think that the "real" difference will really stand out on the master. Thanks a lot!

Thanks for the info
That is applicable as well for mix busses, right?

Thanks jonahmann, I guess it makes sense even though I would imagine that if the signals sum up anywhere, it's through the master channel rather than "on the way into the master channel". I'll just stick to that!
By the way, I assume it works the same with busses within the mix?

About the original post: no mixer channel is clipping ever, and usually at unity gain my master is clipping approx 1-2db, so I just pull it down until I have around 3db headroom on the loudest parts of my mix

Thanks for the answers! Talalt: I don't think I have bad mixing skills when it comes to blending everything together, it's more of a mix down preparation for mastering type of question, but your post was pretty interesting to be honest. If ever a beginner producer reads this though, I would have to ...

I have a question! When I read about preparing mixdowns for mastering, I obviously read everywhere to keep good headroom. However, sometimes, it is mentioned that you should lower the volume of each individual track and not simply pull down the master fader. Why is that? The reason behind that is no...

Edit: posted in a seperate thread

Well, I was thinking of getting the Pro-C, especially since I have a student discount account on Fabfilter. Plus, this has a lookahead option, unlike the compressor I use, meaning I sometimes had to sidechain my shit with a muted track a couple of samples early. Thanks anyways for the answer

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Always used my DAW (Pro Tools) to do everything (composing, designing sounds, mastering etc ...) and I've never had such a problem, but I might have a go at a different converter. Any other suggestions? (Thanks to ehbrums1 and 1point5 )

Tried them both through Pro Tools, iTunes and Soundcloud, all several times on different speakers

Yes, it's 320 kbps. I also checked, nothing is on the master, and it's not clipping anytime

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