Track sounds different after exporting

[Curfee]

Every time I export a track, I hear something I don't like mix-wise, so I go back and fix it. But after the 3rd or so time I did it, I A/B tested the exported track with the one still in Ableton, and the exported one didn't have enough mid, an the crashes were way too loud and hissy. It didn't sound that way when it's still in the DAW. Have anyone else experienced this? I can try an compensate, but It's hard to mix when you don't even know hoe it'll sound once exported

[hifi]

try bouncing in 128kbps insted of 64

[DJKastro]

make sure normalize is off, bounce a wav

[charles1]

I can't stress this enough - make sure nothing is clipping (unless you want it to, of course) The clipping is a lot more noticeable after you export than before you export. I have no idea why, but it is. And I'm talking about Ableton btw.

I know it's real basic but it's easy to overlook a little bit of clipping here and there. I've found that clipping especially fucks up my bass.

Maybe try some EQ on your crashes or just lower their volume, if you haven't already. Reverb could help as well. You just gotta experiment.

[RhodeRachel]

Bring EVERYTHING down at least -6dB or so including the master fader. Rule of thumb: never use a limiter on your master fader in order to boost your volume while in the mixing stage. Save that for mastering! You will be fighting it the whole time while trying to mix.

Now, with a clear master fader dropped a few dB along with your other tracks, render your project out in WAV. Bring the WAV into a blank project. It will be less loud when you A/B it to a professionally mastered track but that is where the mastering process comes in. Once you have a solid, tight, punchy mix with no unnecessary distortion like the kind you mention, the mastering becomes practically easy and that volume you seek will be much easier to achieve.

[charles1]

Bring EVERYTHING down at least -6dB or so including the master fader. Rule of thumb: never use a limiter on your master fader in order to boost your volume while in the mixing stage. Save that for mastering! You will be fighting it the whole time while trying to mix.

Now, with a clear master fader dropped a few dB along with your other tracks, render your project out in WAV. Bring the WAV into a blank project. It will be less loud when you A/B it to a professionally mastered track but that is where the mastering process comes in. Once you have a solid, tight, punchy mix with no unnecessary distortion like the kind you mention, the mastering becomes practically easy and that volume you seek will be much easier to achieve.

so then once you got a quiet, yet properly proportioned, wav, bring it back into your DAW, and then do what to it lol?

[mthrfnk]

so then once you got a quiet, yet properly proportioned, wav, bring it back into your DAW, and then do what to it lol?

that is where the mastering process comes in

[charles1]

so then once you got a quiet, yet properly proportioned, wav, bring it back into your DAW, and then do what to it lol?

that is where the mastering process comes in

...which is different from mixing how? sorry it's a noob question. all of the tutorials I've read/watched are mastering and mixing in the same tutorial. I wasn't aware that there was anything more to it. so are you suggesting that the mastering process in this case is simply turning up the volume?

[ehbes]

so then once you got a quiet, yet properly proportioned, wav, bring it back into your DAW, and then do what to it lol?

that is where the mastering process comes in

...which is different from mixing how? sorry it's a noob question. all of the tutorials I've read/watched are mastering and mixing in the same tutorial. I wasn't aware that there was anything more to it. so are you suggesting that the mastering process in this case is simply turning up the volume?

two very different things

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