how my mastering part iii

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/killer-instinct-5-dry before

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/killer-instinct-5-mastered after

the hihats are piercing my ears.

Everything sounds more distinct on the second one (on headphones)

But then again, where your stuff is so textural, I generally treat the mastering as part of the overall soundscape whether or not it's "good" in any conventional sense

agggggghhh I think I've finally figured out how to make digital compressor breathe and stuff without resorting to someone else's vst

original

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/stromboli

mastered

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/stromboli-mastered

I know it's obscenely loud but I think it works in a way

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/abidicu-dry

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/abidicu-mastered-possibly

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/abidicu-another-master

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/meme-pop-003

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/tinkle-bros-5e-005

https://soundcloud.com/supergrandmatales324/exclusive-frog-bowl-004