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Old 22nd April 2007   #6
Riccardo
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Originally Posted by Masterer View Post
You can't.

Make the ballad as loud as you can without making it sound bad, then LOWER the rest of the songs to match IT.

Now you're mastering!
Chris is right.
The only other "possible" option that comes to mind would be to re-address the mix and see if you can use a different approach........
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