loopdokter i demo’d sonarworks, but wasn’t a huge fan. i’m not struggling with my mixes too much these days, the odd track i have to work the low end a little, especially if i have a kick, sub, and low-passed chords, but it’s not causing me problems. the best thing for me was a combination of learning my headphones, using reference tracks when i’m not sure, and invaluable feedback from wayne, who does my mastering.
when i send him a mix, he tells me exactly what he did with it and that’s gone from fixing the garbage i was sending him a year and a half ago to just slight eq and compression for the most part now.
plus making dub, it’s not a genre that relies on super clean and separated mixes, so that probably hides some of my mistakes. my big challenge now is creativity vs. technical stuff. i feel like i have the basic tools and ability now, it’s a matter of making interesting music instead of typical derivative stuff.
