How to Master my 1st remix in Ableton 8
Hi everyone!
I have made my first remix in Ableton 8 and would like some opinions?
Also as a beginner i suck at mastering can anyone help me here?! I can see that the wave form for my track is thin and dont know why!!
cheers
Rob 
https://soundcloud.com/thecartoonist/blau-cartoonist-remix-laidback-luke
I think you should lower the level of the drums or bring up the level of the synth you use in the intro. The drums are really powerful and sound nice but that synth is quiet in comparison.
The wave form in soundcloud is only thin because there is heaps of dynamic range from the drums. Soundcloud stretches the waveform preview to fit in the player. Don’t worry about how it looks just how it sounds 
As for mastering it depends but usually its around the lines of a multiband compressor, then an EQ, maybe a compressor but something with a little bit of character and only used ever so slightly, then lastly a mastering limiter. Some tracks don’t need all of this. Other’s need more. Just remember that when it comes to mastering, less is more, usually.
Good luck
have a read over tarekith’s guide to mastering
http://tarekith.com/assets/mastering.html
also look over his other guides as a lot of people recommend them on other forums. also check out the ableton.com and abletonlivedj.com forums for tips/reference
Cheers chaps!
Think i might have to add a higher synth lead to balance the tune out…as for mastering i think i need a week or two to get my head around it!
do you have any suggestions of extra synths/sounds etc that would boost the track?
cheers
Hi,
hope you all had a wicked weekend!
just added 2 new versions of the remix to soundcloud if you get a chance to give me your opinion that would be wicked thanks for all your help so far.
Rob
Version 1
https://soundcloud.com/thecartoonist/blau-cartoonist-remix-laidback-luke
Version 2
https://soundcloud.com/thecartoonist/blau-cartoonist-remix-mk2