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Originally Posted by miro  I'm doing techno music since many years .../...
I've noticed that "professional" mastering waveform mostly look balanced while they're still loud (compared to an average loudness in that genre) although in breakdown parts where most of the beat goes away (esp. kickdrum) the waveform is definitely below the max. at 0dB!
In other words: when the kickdrum is not there the waveform decreases around 3-5 dB at least.
... when i master for myself .../... the waveform is still too high because the limiter pulls up hihat+snare or clap too much 
I can't imagine that most ME's in that genre work with limiter automations or something similar. Is it an EQ thing? Should i reduce the high end or upper mids after pushing the treshold on the limiter? |
#1. get an easy to see/understand RMS & Peak Meter like T-Racks 3
#2. use multiband compression,
#3. or aux send the kick and bass, and master them in another group channel, and just add an small limiter at master.
something like Aphex Dominator 2 720 does,
splits 3-way limits each separatelly, then adds a 4th limiter/soft clipper at the out/end.
#4. or master the song but do not bounce.... then backward/reverse the audio, bounce, and then reverse/backward again. then bounce the master normally, and test A/B what you like more.
or see other techniques:
Found: Drawmer DC2476 Masterflow vs. PSPAudioware Vintage Warmer vs. original files!
thers others in GS, search.