AND FINALLY… Even though the song had a mix that I liked, I felt some changes to the song itself were in order. That’s what takes this from being less of a mastering job—all it really needed was more midrange, and some dynamics processing—to more of a remix. Although there weren’t a lot of changes, I felt the ones that were there enhanced the song’s flow. Go to Cakewalk’s YouTube channel to see a video that compares the original and mastered versions. To make for a fair comparison, I’ve matched the peak levels of the “before” and “after” sections.
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