I've never had good results with posting up tracks for feedback because generally speaking people don't care unless they really like what they're hearing. I've had much better results by messaging producers that I actually respect and asking them for feedback.

Besides, if I write something that's bad, I don't need to hear other peoples opinions to validate that. Call it selfish but If I write something good I know it and if it's trash I know it as well. What's truly rare is someone who has the ability to point out why something sounds bad and how to actually fix it and make it better. I've been searching for someone with those skills for a long time.

Dang. Looks like I've spoken too soon.  You guys are old enough to be my uncles lmao.

I guess just let this thread die.

I actually highly disagree.

When I'm in the 75% stage of completion I like to bounce it out and listen to the track on my iPod BEFORE I go back to the studio.

At that point of the production stage there's often 60+ tracks which can make it incredibly hard for me to focus on fixing issues while I'm in my DAW. I like to listen to the track away from my DAW that way I can write down a list of issues that bug me as I'm listening.

(snare to loud, kick to punchy, etc...)

That way when I get back into the studio I immediately know what it is that I need to fix and I'm not bouncing around all these tracks trying to figure out which one needs to be fixed.

Doesn't diplo use ghost producers lol

piggybacking off of this, i have a stupid question. i've never used an external audio interface, just the built-in soundcard on my pc. is there that much of a difference in sound quality between the two, or are interfaces more for recording stuff?

I've done both before. I don't think you can't get a good quality by using the built in sound card on your pc. All of the guitar covers I made in my youtube videos were recorded using the built in sound card on my old mac.

The whole point of the audio interface for me is so I can easily switch between instruments. I already have my bass, guitar, and microphone setup into my scarlett so if I want to record something I can just open up an audio track in logic and hit record. It's also a lot easier to do gain staging with audio interfaces because they come with knobs to adjust the gain of the input and signals that will tell you when you're clipping. Not to mention that I own a condenser microphone which can only be ran underneath 48v phantom power which is provided by my scarlett.

So yes. Interfaces are more for recording stuff. I don't think you can plugin in studio monitors without them either. Take that last statement with a big grain of salt.

I'm not going to lie. I have a VERY bad mixing habit. For some reason, I can't really get my mixes to sound as good if I don't mix into an ozone preset.

Go ahead and bag on me all you want lol. I feel like this is limiting me but I'm not sure how. I've never really understood why people advised to not mix into a limiter. Is it because they make it so that you can't see your peaks?

Why is it advised that people don't mixed into limiters? Could someone please name me reasons why I SHOULDN'T mix into a limiter that way I can actually understand it for once and stop doing it?

^ Off-topic, but declipping is actually possible to some extent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcq0zsdJRxE.

Wow

Thanks for sharing arktopolis. I actually didn't know that. I'm sure that knowledge will be useful in the future.

Why are people always stressing about headroom? I get that things need to be below -0db and stuff but if anything clips I can just bring the entire mix down in logic pro by selecting all the volume faders and dragging them all down at once. It keeps the balance the same but lowers the levels.

So why do people stress about headroom as if getting it right in the beginning of a mix is so important it's gonna cause irreplaceable damage if it's wrong at first?