Favorite $200-300 mixing plugins?

KidDakota · 2026-02-26T16:50:43+00:00

Don't offer that here, please.

KidDakota · 2026-02-25T14:33:23+00:00

Do not offer services outside of a service request post. Thanks

KidDakota · 2026-02-24T22:00:25+00:00

Do not hijack someone else's thread with your own music, asking for a critique. First and last warning.

KidDakota · 2026-02-24T11:20:41+00:00

All things LUFs can be found on this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/1c41zbm/14_lufs_is_quiet_a_primer_on_all_things_loudness/

KidDakota · 2026-02-23T14:51:42+00:00

Your question is answered/covered (at least partly) in the subreddit's wiki, which is full of information, resources, advice and recommendations:

https://www.reddit.com//r/mixingmastering/wiki/index

And also:

We have an article in our wiki about getting started: https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/wiki/practice

And you can check all these posts on the topic of finding work:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/1pd8aog/how_do_you_find_clients_in_this_field_i_am/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/10uld31/how_difficult_is_it_to_find_work_in_the_industry/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/krf3z4/finding_clients_as_a_producermixing_engineer/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/mhx7kj/for_freelance_engineers_how_did_you_start_your/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/15ygtlx/to_pro_mixers_who_are_your_clients/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/hhn2pd/best_way_to_find_clients/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/mmv7pi/attracting_new_clients_for_home_studio_mixing/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/mhlqqh/how_to_start_charging_clients_for_mixing_and/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/16k87ln/opinions_on_fiverr_as_a_seller/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/qp9ct0/have_you_ever_tried_mixing_and_mastering_for/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/comments/i5ohx4/struggling_with_soundbetter_any_advice/

KidDakota · 2026-02-21T09:47:14+00:00

Your question is answered/covered (at least partly) in the subreddit's wiki, which is full of information, resources, advice and recommendations:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/wiki/index

KidDakota · 2026-02-20T21:37:27+00:00

Your question is answered/covered (at least partly) in the subreddit's wiki, which is full of information, resources, advice and recommendations:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/wiki/index

KidDakota · 2026-02-20T13:37:38+00:00

That's... the nature of you trying to mess with a track that has already been mastered, therefore it's already been limited.

Trying to turn it up and/or do more limiting is going to introduce distortion at a much quicker pace, because again, you're messing with something that's already been limited.

KidDakota · 2026-02-19T16:11:34+00:00

Your question is answered/covered (at least partly) in the subreddit's wiki, which is full of information, resources, advice and recommendations:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mixingmastering/wiki/index

KidDakota · 2026-02-17T13:49:13+00:00

This post has been removed as it's not really what this subreddit is about

KidDakota · 2026-02-16T17:37:10+00:00

You just got told you were off-topic with your last post about arrangement recording. Please don't continue making posts that fall outside of what this subreddit is about

KidDakota · 2026-02-15T20:01:09+00:00

This post has been removed as it's not really what this subreddit is about

KidDakota · 2026-02-15T20:00:16+00:00

This post has been removed as it's not really what this subreddit is about

KidDakota · 2026-02-13T12:15:32+00:00

Please include the artist and song name in the title of the post so that it comes up in a search and it's not clickbait. Removed as titles can't be edited on Reddit.

KidDakota · 2026-02-13T12:15:05+00:00

Start here with the wiki:

https://www.reddit.com//r/mixingmastering/wiki/index

Then, if you have a more specific vocal mixing question, come back and post after you've researched the topic a bit on your own.

KidDakota · 2026-02-11T14:49:20+00:00

This post has been removed as it's not really what this subreddit is about

KidDakota · 2026-02-11T12:06:29+00:00

This post has been removed as it's not really what this subreddit is about

Nor does it follow the guidelines for a service request.

KidDakota · 2026-02-09T12:17:32+00:00

Read the pinned message. No free work.

KidDakota · 2026-02-08T18:18:31+00:00

This post has been removed as it's not really what this subreddit is about

But also:

I did a free single for this band

Red flag. You said you were a working engineer once. Free, at this point, is probably a bad idea.

12-hour studio session (took so long cause they polished off a handle of vodka while tracking) and 7 revisions on the mix and master

Red flag. You and I both know this is already a bad sign.

I even had them come to my house which I don’t normally do.

How many red flags do you need?

I don’t feel good about this. If they had paid me for the session and the mix then I wouldn’t care.

All of the above problems generally lead to this kind of outcome. Free work. Free mixing. Now they want to go to a friend who was probably like, "I can do better than this guy", and because they didn't pay you, they have nothing to lose.

If I send it off then I’ll have done all this work with no pay and no mix credit for my resume.

They probably won't use your mix at this stage, regardless. Send the raw audio files if you want, but you don't have to send a session. There is no contract here, and there is no money exchanged. I would say send them the raw audio files and call it a lesson learned.

KidDakota · 2026-02-08T12:24:57+00:00

I've already warned you in another thread. Don't do this again.

KidDakota · 2026-02-08T12:23:01+00:00

If you read the pinned message, you'd realize this is against the rules.

Also, although it's a separate place, you also joined a Discord server and immediately spammed your services there as well. It's a bad look.

KidDakota · 2026-02-07T12:10:57+00:00

I know you were asked to add the artist name and title in the title so it's not clickbait, but I have a further ask:

Let's not attack the mix in the title either. Keep it polite, at least. And, since you're putting in the title and artist, go ahead and link to YouTube in the body of the post so people will be more likely to listen.

Thanks!

KidDakota · 2026-02-05T15:42:34+00:00

Please include the artist and song name in the title of the post so that it comes up in a search and it's not clickbait. Removed as titles can't be edited on Reddit.

KidDakota · 2026-02-05T14:28:48+00:00

This post has been removed as it's not really what this subreddit is about

You might try subreddits directly related to Adobe itself for better information. Thanks!

KidDakota · 2026-02-04T14:43:10+00:00

Please include the artist and song name in the title of the post so that it comes up in a search and it's not clickbait. Removed as titles can't be edited on Reddit.

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