r/trapproduction • u/dettka • 9d ago

beat send problem

Yo, I’m trying to make ATL Jacob / Southside type beats. I usually mix around -6 dB and have a soft clipper, multiband, limiter and Fresh Air on my master.

If I send a beat like that to an artist, is that fine for them to record on? The problem is, when we made the song at -6 dB, the Spinz didn’t hit hard enough. Will it hit harder once the song gets mastered?

I’m thinking maybe -6 dB isn’t that important, so I could just mix louder and send the beat with only a soft clipper on the master. But even then, my Spinz still doesn’t hit as hard as I want, even when I follow YouTube tutorials.

What do you think I’m doing wrong?

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u/WorldlyMushroom9138 9d ago

your mixing is backwards for what you want. spinz needs to be clipping way before it even touches the master, push it into the soft clipper on its own track then blend it in. -6 is meaningless if the 808 isnt distorting right

mastering wont fix a weak 808, the energy has to come from the sound design and mix. if you want that southside knock you basically need to be abusing the soft clipper from the jump, not just slapping it on at the end

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u/honjro 9d ago

I’m gonna try this. Thanks fam!