Alper Karamahmutoglu

Have just listened your" update mix 2" and really loved it, everything seems to be in balance, great stuff, congratulations!

Hello Kevin, The song is very balanced and has cool tones, I loved the guitar sounds and their roles in the mix, I personally think there is only one thing that might be criticized; 6 Khz and above frequencies seem to be 1 or 2 db. louder than the whole mix. Thanks for sharing, congrats!

Hello Mark, Very balanced mix and mastering, I especially liked the guitar riff in the background that reminds me a bit of the 80s. Singer Michelle Lindley is also quite successful. In short, it was a good work, thanks for sharing, congratulations...

Great cover and wonderful vocal performance, very well-done guys, I like it! Roy Orbison (R.I.P.) we will always remember you....

Nicely done, the mix very balanced and cool, I like it, congratulations!

It can be said that the latest version (Sonar 2024.08 release) is more effective and runs smoothly than the older versions and CbB. and it has many UI improvements as well.

Back in the 70s, whenever we got together with friends, we always played this "Pink Floyd" classic, first of all, thank you for reminding me of my university years. I like your performance, although it is not a very easy song, you have successfully overcome it, congratulations!

Music performed live with the real instruments tastes different, thank you guys!

Very cool, it reminded me a bit "The Beatles" era, liked it very well done!

Great stuff, very balanced mix, enjoyed it, congratulations!

Different spacy thing that vibes something strange, I guess that's what to be intended, like it, congratulations!

-6 db is to make a headroom for the probable Fx that would be needed during mixing or mastering processes, it is not related with the plugin level itself, the distortion or overdrive level would be leveled up to the necessity, but only one important thing is that clipping should be avoided. These are the processes required for the level adjustment of each channel, it does not matter at this stage whether they are slightly below for the level of hearing or if they appear graphically thin. After these processes are successfully completed for each channel, the mixing phase comes first and then the mastering stage. Some people want to complete mastering with the mix in one step, in this case, taking into account the platform on which the finished song level will be broadcast, the levels are performed with the help of "Limiter, Maximizer" such as -0,1 db. or -1 db. and 14-18 LUFS etc. Personally, I prefer the mixing first and then the mastering separately. When mixing the song, to make a headroom for EQ-Compressor-Saturation-Dynamic EQ-Reverb-Limiter-Maximizer, which is likely to be used in mastering respectively, the volume should not exceed -6 db . I have also been using Izotope Ozone, which is recommended by other members, as a plug-in in the Steinberg Wavelab environment.

Since you said that you have reviewed online recommendations, I think you are familiar with the "Gain Staging" process. There are some free plugins on the internet that you can get easily, the first thing that comes to mind is "TBP Pro audio Mvmeter". After muting all the effects, max. Gain can be adjusted with the help of this vu meter, personally to prevent clipping and distortion, keeping the level at -13 dB on each individual recorded channel has always worked for me. After completing these processes, when the effects are applied again, I guess, to prevent the clipping it will be useful to adjust the gain level so that it does not exceed -6 dB. after completing the same processes for each channel, then the mixing phase can be started. Have a nice day!

"Normalize" is a method typically being used during the mastering phase to adjust the volume appropriate for the finished product formats, for example, -1 dB for CD and -0.1 dB for MP3. Lowering the volume levels of all channels at the same time with "normalize" is also not a way I would personally prefer, instead, I guess the goal can be achieved by applying the "Gain stage" to individual channels before the mixing process.

Like it! Congratulations, İt would be better if the bass volume was decreased 1-2 dB since it sounds a bit bassy compared to other instruments.