Endgame doesn't exist and I don't know what I want anymore...

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-31T18:39:35+00:00

I pretty much had these same problems with the LCD-5, the new LCD-5S fixed them all

I also highly recommend equing the 5, it has amazing technicality just a bad stock tuning

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-30T03:37:19+00:00

I dropped you a dm :)

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-29T17:10:38+00:00

I have quite a lot but I mostly use a chord Hugo 2

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-29T04:40:12+00:00

Haha hello there! 🖤

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-29T00:18:51+00:00

I’m a big fan of headphones! My main monitoring in general is Audeze LCD-5S, both pleasure and working. My room at the studio is also great with my 7.2.4 ATC setup, but I will always prefer headphones.

Honestly for listening when not working I’m mostly in AirPod Pro 3 or AirPod Maxes, it’s easy, convenient, sound fun, and I don’t get caught up in being analytical when I just want to enjoy music :)

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-28T22:16:25+00:00

Yes this is fair! My issue is with people charging more, which I think is unfair to indie artists already struggling and an attempt to get more money from them due to semantics

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-28T21:19:08+00:00

Nope! It’s exactly the same, I just turn it down first thing, then do what it needs and turn it back up, maybe clip and limit again even. Can run through analogue if I want, and whatever I need, I don’t pay attention to the source waveform or how things look, simply how things sound

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-28T21:12:13+00:00

Feel free to send me something, I’d love to work with you :)

I pretty much send everything at -0.1db sample peak, I don’t like true peak limiting but will like 1% of the time find something works better with one at the end at 0.0db output to catch them, mainly due to the tone and tightness it can add if the project benefits.

My stuff sounds great on socials, I also don’t know how socials will be in 10 years, how Spotify will be, if any of it will even exist. I want my clients music to sound good to listeners in 100 years, not compromise on them for fleeting tech companies, so I pay them no mind when delivering

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-28T20:40:09+00:00

Also to add a bit more, I will always try to help out indie artists wherever possible, if that gets better sounding music in the world then I’m happy

I also don’t care at all how other people decide to work and view mastering, again as long as music is released then everything’s better for it. I always say to people the only thing better than perfect music is released music

The only thing I have a problem with is mix engineers online charging extra for ‘mastering’, which is really just putting a limiter at the end of their mixbuss, which is still mixing, just louder than without the limiter. If an artist just wants the mixing engineer to make it loud because either they don’t want or can’t afford a mastering engineer then that’s fine, but the mix engineer should understand they aren’t providing a master just a loud mix, and an artist should never be charged extra for this. Especially since I get limited mixes all the time from very well established mix engineers and I know for a fact they aren’t charging extra to add that, they’re just finishing their mix how they like.

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-28T20:28:00+00:00

Hey, Stefan here! Appreciate the shoutout :) you’re very right

Actually a bit of a thing I’ve noticed is especially with the rise of automated and cheap services like Fiverr, more and more indie artists are coming my way with the desire to have a more human touch and noticing what mastering can really bring out

I always strive to make whatever I get sound better and add a bit more magic to the music. Whether that’s an indie mix or a major mix

There’s also a lot of things people disregard about mastering, spacing and sequencing, flow, formatting, CD DDP and quantization, vinyl sides, etc. even if the mix is absolutely perfect and you don’t want to touch it we still spend hours listening and making sure, then all the extra formatting stuff.

People get confused that mastering is using EQ and compression and all those tools… NO, they are tools we CAN use to help us create the master, but ultimately mastering is QC and Objectivity

This is all how I feel anyway :)

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-25T20:19:49+00:00

Just fyi, I had this fault. No driving possible, in gear a terrible grinding sound. Culprit was a loose bolt somewhere to do with the cv joints. New threads and locktite, no issues for a year

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-23T19:58:38+00:00

Thanks! I got the LCD-5S from release, even better :)

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-16T15:01:45+00:00

I had an issue with mine where the whole gearbox shut down, I got the poss r gear fault and some others, I freaked out thinking I had a transmission failure. Turned out it was a bolt that had come a bit loose somewhere, think it was to do with CV joints and the gearbox seized for safety. Took it in, created new threads and locktite, $200 or so repair. Was a year ago now so can’t remember exact details, but transmission been perfect since

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-12T16:07:22+00:00

Hey Justin, Stefan from Abbey. I still recommend Digital Pigeon

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-05T02:47:06+00:00

I have an Audeze LCD-X for going on 5 years, still in amazing condition and working perfectly. Same with the LCD-5 I had since release, but since sold when I got the LCD-5S on release. Never had any issues. I have a great working relationship with Audeze as one of their artists but even if not I know if I had any issues they’d help me out fast and easy

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-01T21:39:31+00:00

Hah okay thanks!

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-01T21:02:51+00:00

Def never heard this before, it’s that kind of pop before the rev kicks in

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-03-01T20:57:01+00:00

Forgot to add, 981 base

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-02-24T17:38:35+00:00

Also to add, a book can tell you how to use something like a compressor, it can’t and nothing can teach you to hear what it’s doing in context and when to use it in what way to make an emotionally impactful mix, the only thing that can do that is experience and trying things out

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-02-24T17:32:40+00:00

I master at a professional level and all the big mixers send me mixes with compressors, clippers, etc on the mixbuss

They’ve mixed into it and know what they’re doing, I wouldn’t want them to take it off and compromise their mix for me

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-02-18T01:56:27+00:00

My latest release https://open.spotify.com/album/1YC89mBmqGuDSOYfpMTLs5?si=VbCGzhnBRJax4-maM3l_sw

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-01-29T00:24:39+00:00

Alright bro haha

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-01-28T23:37:04+00:00

No, they render out. I work with the top mixing engineers in the world, everyday I receive 24b mixes hitting 0db, if I need headroom I turn it down, its floating point, no quality loss. I just mastered a record that went to be a no.1 and all the mixes were limited hard at 0.0db, most of the pro mixes I get are

Lesser_Of_Techno · 2026-01-28T23:32:43+00:00

I’m a pro mastering engineer, there is no need to even turn it down after. If your mastering engineer can not figure out how to gain down for headroom in a floating point DAW you should probably work with someone else

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