Any tips on rendering/mastering my track?

[willstep]

Easy, i've just started learning to produce some dubstep using the pack futures untold put together. I've got a track made but can't seem to get the levels n stuff right when mastering, any help? Any comments in general?

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=b169 ... f6e8ebb871

[deadly]

Not sure that mastering (do you mean mixing?) is something that I would be worrying about if I'd just started producing. Most normal producers don't ever really understand how to master and don't ever really have to.... it's what mastering engineers do.

I'd worry more about song structure and learning synthesis!

[lowpass]

I would concentrate on eq'ing the parts with the whole song in mind, trying to fit them together can help match the level as they're not all fighting for room.

learn about compression, I don't know too much about it so can't say a lot but it is essential in mixing

[monotic]

If you can afford it, go to Transition or somewhere similar and get them to do it for you. But, practically speaking, you're likely to have to do some mastering yourself if you're sending out demos or whatever.

Best advice I can give is get hold of a dedicated mastering plug-in (or suite of plug-ins) - the best you can afford. This should provide you with a quality EQ, multiband compressor (i.e. separate compression for bass, mid, treble), limiter etc. along with a bunch of presets to get you started. Be careful, though, you can ruin a track at the mastering stage if you overdo compression. As with most things to do with production, compare your tune with one of your favourite tunes by an experienced producer and see if it stands up.

Also, it's worth remembering that production-wise getting the mix right in the first place is the most important thing. Would happily check your tune out to see how it's sounding but I'm at work (!). (Which reminds me, better do some...)