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Why does my mix sound great in playback, but awful after mixdown?

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asked Dec 19, 2023 in Studio One 6 by andrewbrouillette (160 points)
So I’ve been using Studio One for a while now just as an amateur song writing hobbyist.

I can get the mix to sound great in the DAW. Sounds nice and full and everything feels awesome. Then I export it using mixdown and it sounds completely dead. No depth, flat, sounds like there’s no dynamics at all.

I’m exporting in WAV format at 44.1k with a 24 bit rate, but not in real time.  Everything is set to 44.1k so I don’t know if it’s that’s the problem.

My mix sounds full in playback then thin when exported. What’s going on? Any tips to try? It’s ruining my songs…

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