Is it a bad idea to play "free download" tracks on a big system ?

[MyUsername]

Check the quality of the track. 320 mp3s work well, though some people release free wavs no worries there at all .

I don't know man, I'd play a 320 with solid mastering over a .WAV with poor EQ and compression any day.
Do you even produce M8 ?

[Polygon]

I don't know man, I'd play a 320 with solid mastering over a .WAV with poor EQ and compression any day.
Do you even produce M8 ?

Qwestjon iz, doz he evn compres bro? I men his hunney ratio must be looooow

[Cook]

Qwestjon iz, doz he evn compres bro? I men his hunney ratio must be looooow

i laughed a hell of a lot more than i should have there

[johney]

yes you did, it was more cringe than laugh worthy

[Polygon]

yes you did, it was more cringe than laugh worthy

y u do dis 2me

[aGhost]

So I heard from a guy that he routes his audio from traktor to ableton and he adds the sausage fattener vst on the master channel to get a punchier output....I've never tried that I don't know if it will really make a difference, does anyone have done that?

[031999]

Please don't do that. That's not what the sausage fattner is made for. It is an overdrive and distortion plug in, putting that over your whole mix is a recipe for disaster.

[MyUsername]

So I heard from a guy that he routes his audio from traktor to ableton and he adds the sausage fattener vst on the master channel to get a punchier output....I've never tried that I don't know if it will really make a difference, does anyone have done that?

Wow that sounds like a bad idea.

[johney]

100% legit advice

[DJLiteral]

Nah, I'll start producing soon though. I learned music a lot more when I was younger, private lessons, learned a few instruments, took vocals, some music theory. I know my way around most DAWs so I'll probably have decent luck with that.

But to the point, just trust your ears. There's no generalized "yes or no" answer.