# I'm stumped **URL:** \ **Category:** Music Production\ **Tags:** recording, mastering, daw, traktor\ **Created:** [March 8, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928 "2012-03-08T11:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vaibhav.gupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e7dd6/32.png) [@vaibhav.gupta](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/vaibhav.gupta)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/1 "2012-03-08T11:24:15Z")
**I’m stumped** Hey guys, I’ve been trying to figure out how to master my mashups and stuff because I record through Traktor, like, I’ll drop acapellas and samples etc on top in real-time because as of now I don’t know how to use any other DAWs. My question is, every time I record, it sounds as if the volume of the final track produced is much lower than it should be, so my conclusion was that I should probably look into mastering said tracks. My question basically is, what would you guys suggest? Where should I take the final product from Traktor’s in-built recording to so that I can master it? Is it possible to get good software for that for free? Sorry my post’s an essay, and thanks for reading! Vaibs ---
**Author:** ![photojojo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/photojojo/32/14618_2.png) [@photojojo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/photojojo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/2 "2012-03-08T12:58:34Z")
Have you tried raising the record gain in Traktor? Be careful not to get in the red on the meter. ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav.gupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e7dd6/32.png) [@vaibhav.gupta](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/vaibhav.gupta)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/3 "2012-03-08T16:49:27Z")
thanks for the reply! yeah i’ve tried it, i was sorta mulling it over in my sleep last night and am wondering if it’s related to the fact that since i’m recording through tractor it might be something in the way that traktor produces the final mix down, right now i’ve thrown the mashup into logic and i’m trying to get a multi presser, compressor and fatEQ going through it ---
**Author:** ![Towner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/towner/32/14869_2.png) [@Towner](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Towner)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/4 "2012-03-08T19:16:23Z")
> [@vaibhav.gupta](#): > > thanks for the reply! > > yeah i’ve tried it, i was sorta mulling it over in my sleep last night and am wondering if it’s related to the fact that since i’m recording through tractor it might be something in the way that traktor produces the final mix down, right now i’ve thrown the mashup into logic and i’m trying to get a multi presser, compressor and fatEQ going through it Im not sure you need to go through all those steps. The track has already been mastered. Just raise the track volume and export it inside logic. or even better throw a limiter on it and raise the gain. But if its sound quality your after it probably just makes sense to create the mash-up in Logic from the start and modify the sounds individually. i’m an ableton guy but it cant be too hard to just drop samples in logic. Goog luck ---
**Author:** ![photojojo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/photojojo/32/14618_2.png) [@photojojo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/photojojo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/5 "2012-03-08T23:38:19Z")
You’re compressing two tracks that have already been compressed. I would normalize the track to raise the volume and that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Tarekith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/tarekith/32/15048_2.png) [@Tarekith](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Tarekith)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/6 "2012-03-10T04:11:33Z")
Ahhhhhh… Greed! ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav.gupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e7dd6/32.png) [@vaibhav.gupta](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/vaibhav.gupta)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/7 "2012-03-10T17:23:11Z")
> [@Towner](#): > > Im not sure you need to go through all those steps. The track has already been mastered. > > Just raise the track volume and export it inside logic. or even better throw a limiter on it and raise the gain. > > But if its sound quality your after it probably just makes sense to create the mash-up in Logic from the start and modify the sounds individually. i’m an ableton guy but it cant be too hard to just drop samples in logic. > > Goog luck yeah i gotta really learn ableton/logic coz as of now all my mashups/bootlegs are done through tractor with the sample decks or lots of hot cues so i need to figure that out. i tried putting a limiter and then raising the gain but it seemed to still come out muffled, so instead i just stuck a compressor and multipressor and that seems to have brought out the muffled frequencies pretty well as of now ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav.gupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e7dd6/32.png) [@vaibhav.gupta](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/vaibhav.gupta)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/8 "2012-03-10T17:24:11Z")
> [@photojojo](#): > > You’re compressing two tracks that have already been compressed. I would normalize the track to raise the volume and that’s it. how would i go about normalizing it? ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav.gupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e7dd6/32.png) [@vaibhav.gupta](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/vaibhav.gupta)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/9 "2012-03-10T17:25:21Z")
also if anyone’s interested in seeing the results, i put the mix up at https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F39215658&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166 with the focus being on the last 3 tracks coz those are the ones i’ve been trying to master would appreciate any feedback! thanks so much guys! ---
**Author:** ![photojojo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/photojojo/32/14618_2.png) [@photojojo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/photojojo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/im-stumped/38928/10 "2012-03-10T19:44:18Z")
> [@vaibhav.gupta](#): > > how would i go about normalizing it? > **[LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You](https://lmgtfy.app/?q=how%2Bto%2Bnormalize%2Ba%2Btrack%2Bin%2Blogic)** > > For all those people who find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than to Google it for themselves.