Why Your Mix Sounds BAD after Export from FL Studio, Ableton etc...

Why does my song sound different after export? Why does my song sound bad in my car and other places? Are you struggling to figure out why it doesn't sound the same as in FL Studio (or any DAW)? It's not what you think!
There are several reasons why this can happen. Most people think this is a problem with FL Studio, Ableton, Studio one, Cubase, or whatever DAW you are using, but it's actually not. The solution to this problem is actually quite simple, so In this video, I'll explain the most common reasons why this happens, and how to fix it.
Also, note that there will naturally be differences when listening to monitors vs headphones. The room itself will also make a huge impact, which is why your track will sound different in your car for example.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Describing the problem
00:52 - Use the correct export settings
01:39 - System settings
02:53 - Third-party software issues
02:48 - The loudness effect
03:13 - Recommended audio interface
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[@DiseBeatz]

Been having this issue for so long and finally found the solution. Thank you!

[@jeromekrupp3116]

My track doesn’t sound very bad, but slightly different every time I export it. For example Sometimes some instruments such as vocals are sounding more compressed or there is very little clicks. I do use 3rd party plugins almost on every tracks including the master chain, which works okay while in real-time including Waves and Slate digital, fab filter etc.

[@deveyous6614]

Uploading a track be like.. Spotify - "sounds great!", KZbin - " sounds even better!", SoundCloud - "so you have chosen...DEATH"

[@FireWalkMusic]

Soundcloud is terrible! I'm not 100% sure, but I think they went down even further, to 64 kbps mp3 now.. Hats sounds like broken glass 😬

[@felinephase]

@@FireWalkMusic Specs of a track I downloaded to check that. Format : MPEG Audio File size : 2.51 MiB Duration : 2mn 44s Overall bit rate mode : Constant Overall bit rate : 128 Kbps Writing library : LAME3.99r Audio Format : MPEG Audio Format version : Version 1 Format profile : Layer 3 Mode : Joint stereo Mode extension : MS Stereo Duration : 2mn 44s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 128 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 2.51 MiB (100%) Writing library : LAME3.99r Encoding settings : -m j -V 4 -q 3 -lowpass 17 -b 128 The last line is the gold we're after LAME encoder doc says this -m m/s/j/f/a mode selection ======================================================================= Modes: ======================================================================= -m m mono -m l get only the left channel of a stereo signal for a mono output -m r get only the right channel of a stereo signal for a mono output -m s (forced) L/R stereo -m j joint stereo -m f forced mid/side stereo -m d dual (independent) channels. Its purpose was meant for dual language streams where only one of them should be decoded. Most decoders just decode them as a stereo stream. -m a Currently, a synonym of m j. (In older releases it selected different modes depending on the bitrate)Variable Bit Rate (VBR) -v VBR ( alias of -V 4 ) ← Fun because it tells Constant bit rate upper... -q n Bitrate is of course the main influence on quality. The higher the bitrate, the higher the quality. But for a given bitrate, we have a choice of algorithms to determine the best scalefactors and Huffman coding (noise shaping). For CBR, ABR and --vbr-old modes, the following table applies -q 0 Use the best algorithms (Best Huffman coding search, full outer loop, and the highest precision of several parameters). -q 1 to -q 4 Similar to -q 0 without the full outer loop and decreasing precision of parameters the further from q0. -q 3 is the default In the doc the lowpass parameter has the long option syntax (meaning it starts with -- instead of only one hypen). To me that states for : these parameters do not necessarily correspond but because I can't find a simple parameter I'll assume this is the one. Part of the doc says you better don't touch this parameter because it is used to trim some data on the high end. Using explicitely this parameter is however a way to set a higher value should the default one be trimming too much. Resampling and filtering: --lowpass Frequency(kHz), lowpass filter cutoff above freq. Range [0.001..50]kHz or [50..50000]Hz I don't know if I understand that one right because the line does not say 17kHz but 17 alone. In the end I guess the range on SoundCloud is 50Hz-17KHz The lower value is by design and the upper one has been set. AFAIK KZbin trims at 16KHZ so they seem to do better on that one. -b is obviously the bitrate.

[@h.hristov]

my music sounds bad before export

[@FireWalkMusic]

😂

[@kido_k]

😂😂😂

[@StopTheCapDUT]

😂😂😂

[@tycoonmadethis]

🤣🤣

[@7sneves]

😂🤣

[@kenkreisel6890]

Thank you so much! A couple clicks in my settings and I understand why my music sounds so much better on my pc than any other device.

[@tricck8352]

Thank you kind sir! Was trying to fix this and just couldnt, i didnt even had to watch the entire video lmao, really helpful you got a new sub!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! Glad you found the video helpful 😀

[@MoheTitan]

Thanks for the tips! For anyone this might help, my issue in windows was: 1) Right-click speaker icon and select Open Sound settings 2) Click Sound Control Panel on top-right (under Related Settings) 3) Find the device in use and then click Properties (for me was Realtek(R) Audio on headphones) 4) Go to the Advanced tab, and uncheck the box labeled "Enable audio enhancements". 5) Click Ok. 6) Restart FL studio if open (for some reason because playback wasn't working, I guess because sound settings were changed, but was fine after restart). This fixed everything for me - mix sounded exactly the same in VLC/Audition/WMP as in FL Studio.

[@Dawood_Awan]

Hey, thanks for the tip I tried it. Vocals are sounding good but the only problem is my drums. They sound very annoying even if when listen to them in my phone. But they're sounding good on FL. Could you help by any chance?

[@YottoSaw]

Much appreciated for all the knowledge I was missing your voice 😉

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@grahamdoran3760]

That has never occurred to me in years in making music. I can finally enjoy my music as it sounds in DAW. Thank you so much for this video

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful 😀

[@g-stomperlovers]

I was waiting for something new. Thanks

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@sveinpedersenguitar]

Innså ikke før i dag at denne kanalen er drevet av en norsk fyr. Det er fett! Fortsett med det gode arbeidet!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Takk for det! 😃

[@electronix4051]

thank you for this video!! it really helps!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful :)

[@Sindel1011]

Yep, thank you! I was using my gaming headphones to listen to my recordings and the spatial sound was on! BLESS

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you found it helpful 🙂

[@jt3production936]

Louder does sound better so everyone! . If you listen closly to your mix each individual instrument has its own volume fader. That volume fader will give a sweetspot to each instrument as you turn up or turn down the fader do that to each instrument. I hopes this technique also helps with hearing what you actually hear when u export from your DAW and also if you use headphones keep your phones volume at 12 O Clock. Dial should face straight to to the sky this give you a better reading of loud meter inside your DAW

[@Gloomer2000]

Don't have problems with that, but I sure like watching your video's... cheers man! :-)

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks Jan! Glad you like the videos 😀

[@KaraokePubmain]

you are a saviour my friend. it is the dolby digital plus in my setting that messup my entire mix. I love you brother. I even suspected ASIO to be the one,

[@FireWalkMusic]

Hi, glad you found it helpful 😀

[@johnnyanko6051]

Thanks for this! :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@kevintran9321]

Awesome!! thanks man!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@killsudep]

Do you have a tutorial on how to stop the limiter on the master track from being pushed too hard and causing the 808 to duck when adding in several layers of vocals? I can't seem to prevent it no matter what I do while keeping the vocals at a decent volume, my friend recommended using a soft clipper on default setting instead of a limiter but that caused way too much clipping in the mix and I'm not content with the way it sounds, i just need a way to prevent different areas of my mix from overpowering each other and sucking volume from each other

[@YUNO-_-DIE]

I never put a limiter on my master track tbh and everything sounds great after mastering. A lot of the producers I follow say to never put it on the master couldn’t tell you why but good luck homie hope you figured it out! Keep jamming

[@Jay_bonz]

So I've narrowed it down to knowing that the problem, for me, lies somewhere in fl. I took the same vst plugin (sonixcat: Purity i Suitcase vst) and drum samples and made the same exact patterns seperatly in fl and mixcraft. I exported them out in my 2 daws (fl studio) and (mixcraft) and Mixcraft seems to have a much better sound, both master chains have no effects or limiters (no I didnt leave fl limiter on and NO there is no stock plugin on mixcaft vro shut it) is this explainable?? #mastering #mixingandmastering #flstudio #loudnessinmusic #musicproduction

[@gtunes377]

Great one man

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! :)

[@MaxFury_Official]

You're so good you should be an image-line employ,ee. I Remember when we wrote on the image-line forum (i believe) some years ago. Congrats on creating a great channel for fl studio related stuff.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Hi! Thanks, much appreciated :) perhaps I should spend some more time on the forums. I haven't been active there for a while. :)

[@MaxFury_Official]

@@FireWalkMusic Me neither, i went in there when i did my massive (brag) Red Alert cover, but that's about it. Rarely in there, it's a great little community for sure.

[@FireWalkMusic]

@@MaxFury_Official indeed, Great community for sure :)

[@sdtobz983]

Your tutorials are always great & helpful...if u could make about how to do mixing on vocals on fl studio, I would be much grateful..

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! A vocal tutorial is planned :)

[@michaelmclaughlin6376]

This is a common problem across many DAWs. The problem is that it's not the sound card settings. It's not the media player settings. In fact in my case, it sounds louder OUTSIDE of my DAW, louder but just crappy. There is still no answer to this problem.

[@melvinboro4619]

Same here

[@ChipmunksOfficialGr]

Did you find a solution?

[@michaelmclaughlin6376]

@@ChipmunksOfficialGr It seems to be random. The problem disappeared on my last mix. I have no idea why.

[@Blissful_Gia]

I’m having this issue after leaving the studio . In the studio it sounds amazing but after it’s emailed and I listen to it on my phone, car, it sounds bad and gonna express this to my producer because he goes a wonderful job just something I’ve noticed from our previous work.

[@FireWalkMusic]

It will often sound very differently on a phone and in a car. The phone for example often can't reproduce lower frequencies, and if you listen on earbuds then they don't go as low either, so you'll get less bass and less warmth compared to the studio. A car is also not ideal because you have a confined space, and the speakers are usually not placed optimally. Speakers will typically be down with your feet, and then there's a tweeter which is higher up. Because of that you often end up with lots of high-end and bass, because the bass builds up due to the confined space and the reflective surfaces of the windows, while the mid range is somewhat lost in between. :)

[@bigbigfizzi]

My sounds problem was because I somehow got water in my speaker. But things sounded much better after i sipped it out.

[@FireWalkMusic]

😂 I guess it sounded kind of boomy too 🤪

[@digimoz7788]

LOL 😂

[@Hassan_Mengi]

😂😂😂

[@knihxman7172]

I recommend mixing on low volume too

[@smellysoysauce]

Care to elaborate why 3 months later? Lmao I definitely take your word for it, but my intuition told me I should mix on max volume, assuming that this is probably as close as I will get to knowing whether or not it will be too loud or too quiet when someone on a different set of speakers/headphones plays it at max volume. I hope that made sense, just to be super clear, I'm not challenging what you've said, I just kinda wanna know the reason my intuition to mix at max volume was the wrong intuition

[@isaacstephensonpayne9713]

@@smellysoysauceI cant give you a 100% scientific answer but mixing on low volumes is recommended by most as it brings out the Mid-range frequencies better. It also has advantages as mixing low lets you hear any parts of the mix that stick out from the rest. However, you should be testing your mix on lots of different volumes to make sure that it sounds good no matter what. Again I'm not an expert but I hope this helps somewhat!

[@smellysoysauce]

@@isaacstephensonpayne9713 oh I just saw this! Thanks pal that's actually makes a lot of sense

[@TomFarrell63]

This is my exact problem. I have been getting the wrong answers, because I wasn't asking the right question. I keep upgrading Mixcraft, buying plugins, smashing my songs with compressors and limiters, reinstalling interface (Focusrite) drivers... AHHHH!!!! I get things more than loud enough; in my DAW. Sounds great; in my DAW. All the nice KZbin tutorials, everything sounds great; in their DAW! I will try your suggestion. But, yes the problem is in the exporting to hard drive. Thank you so much!

[@emiel333]

Lovely. Thanks.

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@kingkanoworldmedia4389]

Can you suggest an interface, like the red one, which is the bottom 4 prices or which 4 would you recommend, for a in home POD cast.

[@AD777]

I love your helpful Videos. Can you make a specific Video Turtorial, with tipps and tricks how to use Harmor? I think it is a very powerful VST and very underrated. Kind Regards

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! Glad to hear that you enjoy the videos. Thanks for the tip, I'll put it on my list :)

[@AD777]

@@FireWalkMusic cool thank you I'm looking forward to it 😬

[@triyothiyo6214]

I'm a Big fan of your channel.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Hi, glad to hear it! :)

[@joezazasin7]

The new FL STUDIO 20.8.3 update introduced some bug's, mostly export BPM sync by milliseconds and oversampling issues. Exported my project as i used to, part's of the project was noticably off BPM and the sonic sounds weird when oversampling Master. Just doesn't work for me. I was stupid enough to update 🤦 .. how do i re-update to previous version that worked just fine?

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

im having a problem in audacity where when i export a sound file, its and volume amplified to Earrape volume how do i fix this as i tried about everything

[@Suchitttt]

Another good tutorial

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thank you trancer! 😀

[@sakirsekh9808]

very helpful.! also can you suggest some good music player/media player? free or paid for PC? which we can use it as primarily. like how we stick to and use only one music player in phones.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you found it helpful. I just use vlc, but there are many good free ones out there :)

[@sakirsekh9808]

@@FireWalkMusic thanks for the quick reply man! ✌️ always looking forward to your upcoming videos!

[@youngkey3051]

So does the interface bypass the programs running in the background? Are there programs in the background on a Mac? I have a Focusrite interface and it still sounds like trash.

[@FireWalkMusic]

These interfaces don't install any "bloat" software like that. But it's possible you might have some third party software leftover from a previous sound card.

[@digimoz7788]

Good one :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@rohitRraina]

Yes, the issue that you mentioned I exported a mix from Studio one 5 in wav format 24 bit 48khz. My mix sounds louder in daw than the exported one. What does this happen?

[@FireWalkMusic]

It is probably the settings in your OS. There can be effects causing it to sound quieter, or the gain is just set lower. When you're using Studio One or any other DAW for that matter, it will use an ASIO driver which allows it direct communication with the sound card, so the levels will be different there than in your OS if your levels are set quieter in the OS, or there are some kind of sound enhancement running in the background for example.

[@MUSICRIVERETO]

Big fan😍

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! 😀

[@ThePearlQMusic]

Noice Video Thanks 👍

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@koekenbakker500]

Hi, I have a problem and really hope you can help me out. I made a song in FL Studio and it sounds great. When I export it as a Wave file with 44100/48000 hz and 24 bit or as a video (to an MP4) the song starts to crackle at certain points when playing it in QuickTime Player or the Music app (on a Mac). When I export the song as a Wave file with 44100/48000 hz and 32 bit the song also sounds great in QuickTime Player and the Music app. I was really happy about that but as soon as I uploaded it to TuneCore the sound started to crackle again at the same points it does when exporting it with 24 bit. Extra information; audio setting inside FL Studio: 44100 hz (also tried 48000), buffer length 512 smp (12ms), priority Highest and 512-point sinc. Exporting settings to a Wave file: Full song, Cut remainder, 32Bit float Stereo, Resampling 512-point sinc.

[@koekenbakker500]

Additional information; I have a quite old Mac without any external speakers or music equipment. Could this have anything to do with it? I really don't know what to try, read so many websites and watched so many video's but none were able to help me out.

[@HChitto]

Same, it sound like a moan on the side of the year thats horrible

[@bijucity]

When I am exporting I am not getting exported sound same as I hear with monitor or headphone how can I get it as it I hear with real plugin effect?

[@joeseabreeze]

haha, it happened to me the other night, and it was just the volume level between the daw and Windows audio. It's actually quite challenging for me to get my volume levels the same between the daw and Windows

[@FireWalkMusic]

It's incredible how much of a difference it makes. The important thing is that you're aware of it :)

[@babasalem5069]

Hi, I have a problem when exporting my track, i use a sample on the intro and everything works perfectly on fl studio however when i export it (mp3 or wav) after 10 seconds the main sample’s volume turns so low while the others stay stable, the volume turns back up after like one minute playing, i tried almost every setting when exporting but it never works, the other projects export normally.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Sounds like there must be some kind of volume automation in the project itself that causes it

[@laurenswift9274]

Side chain compressor on maybe?

[@carlok6949]

Hi Firewalk, I want to ask you what is the best saturation you advise me to have? Thanks.

[@FireWalkMusic]

I like fabfilter Saturn a whole lot :)

[@carlok6949]

@FireWalk saturn is a very expensive plugin, if there is no free or cheaper alternatives, I'll have no choice but to buy it

[@anuragvermav6008]

How to manage sample ????? I have tooo many sample and i think some sample are double but they are in 2 folder .... but the name of sample is different but they sound same ... So I want to delete the same name and same sounding samples .....

[@Greenthumbdave]

I seriously need help I cannot figure it out.. Ive done everything in this video but my hook and verse are super quiet

[@Juxter]

In FL Studio my volume is good, but when I export it, it decreases like almost half of the volume and it's pretty quiet compared to fl studio's

[@eminencefilms1]

I'm getting the same thing, did you end up figuring it out?

[@lee_the_underground_producer]

This is my problem smh.

[@davidd5523]

@@lee_the_underground_producer Did you change the master volume? That can cause issues.

[@lee_the_underground_producer]

@@davidd5523 not at all only Levels not the master. :) Or maybe im starting to think I'm use to hearing way to loud music instead of a decent volume

[@davidd5523]

@@lee_the_underground_producer probably not you. Ive had all sorts of weird things happen on export. I avoid it in the mix - make sure sound is balanced and the db output is right. Also try to produce at a consistent volume (that you know works). Remember those settings every time. Then try different volumes when you go to master. But just to make sure. Im talking about the master volume knob in upper left (monitor volume)

[@lee_the_underground_producer]

When i export its very very very quiet after mastering. Its loud in fl studio and when rendering it out of fl studio the volume is nowhere near loud as its been mastered. Cant seem to find any information about it anywhere. And also when uploading to certain platforms like facebook etc its even worse. I cant seem to find any information at all even on imagelines site, all over the internet or anything. I tried using the limiters gain, i tried maximuses Pre gain, i tried its post gain, i made sure everything was defaulted, i made sure i wasnt clipping wasnt using a limiter while mixing, i even tried rendering the file and manually raised the volume of the wave made it sound worse, idk if its a compression issue a mix issue or what and its driving me nuts and im going to keep trying to get it the way i want it to be 🤦 theres litterally no information on this and i tried alot of shit to get it to be loud. It sounds very very clean with only leveling but mastering seems to not be working for me or its something no one is telling us. I made sure i had good head room before mastering and yet shit is still quiet im bout to the point of giving up lol and post ow volume tracks witch i dont want. I dont see how most people is doing this without a problem getting there beats to be loud as fuck and clean as hell like a crystal. And even when i raise the volume its hitting 0db and after expprt ITS STILL QUIET. WHAT AM I MISSING

[@FireWalkMusic]

What are you using to play back the track in your OS? perhaps the volume slider in the music player itself is set too low? If you drag the track back into FL Studio, what does the waveform look like? If it's peaking at 0 dB and it looks normal then it is surely some setting sin your OS or the music player itself. Perhaps the gain is set too low in the sound mixer in your OS or something.

[@lee_the_underground_producer]

@@FireWalkMusic idk any of this lol. The levels are set im using fl studio 20's Asio Driver because it it just runs my program way smoother and better. Nothing is low i checked everything the levels are good nothing is clipping and the music player is set to normal, my track is loud waaayy before any type of special audio effects is active witch they never are. I dont use them while mixing at all i dont use special effects at all like the beat is nice and loud very clean but after rendering it even it sounds good when after rendering sometimes but for the most part after the moment i move it to my phone its very low and my volume on my phone is high as well. And the gain is never touched that much to be honest.

[@Guffen5150]

Will you ever make a "creating a trance track from scratch" series? (Lager selv bare trance selv! )🔥

[@FireWalkMusic]

It's on my list. :) (jeg har faktisk allerede gjort det, men følte den ikke ble bra nok så jeg skrotet den) 😉

[@Guffen5150]

@@FireWalkMusic Rip. :( Finnes det en firewalk discord server?

[@FireWalkMusic]

@@Guffen5150 nei jeg har ikke satt opp noe sånt enda. Men jeg Vurderer å starte en norsk kanal med litt mer innhold og mer uformelle videoer som er raskere å produsere. Men er usikker på om markedet her hjemme er stort nok til at det er verd å bruke tid på det.. :)

[@thisguyrools2807]

Thank you, I thought I was just bad at mixing. My drums sound like some one is banging on cardboard after exporting.

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome:)

[@TheFanatikTV]

hello i have the same problem i watched your video and and I have everything set up as it should be ... in the fl studio the music plays great everything as it should but after rendering the volume is low and the dynamics is lost ..thank you in advance for your help :O

[@FireWalkMusic]

Do you have a limiter on the master channel? Perhaps the threshold is set too high

[@jmccain753]

my problem is that after export the volume dips when the 808 hit and rises when 808 stops playing. (As if i have a automation clip adjusting the volume but i dont) Its not that the track sound "bad" or "different" the beat itself sounds the same..

[@djmadnillaz]

Hello! I have this problem that when I export in wav file or mp3, after exporting I have no sound at all. I have updated audio drivers, but still doesn't have sound after exporting. Can you help?

[@FireWalkMusic]

If you drag the file you exported back into your daw, do you get sound then? What does it look like? Do it show a waveform, or is it just a solid line ?

[@djmadnillaz]

@@FireWalkMusic No. Waveform shows solid line only.

[@FireWalkMusic]

@@djmadnillaz It could be a problem with a plugin on the master channel for example. Try exporting everything with nothing on the master and see what happens.

[@djmadnillaz]

@@FireWalkMusic Oh, thank u! Now it works!

[@FireWalkMusic]

@@djmadnillazgreat! You're welcome 😊

[@mikea.8617]

I actually had the opposite problem sometimes.

[@chancesanders290]

I need help… so my audio track sounds perfectly on soundcloud, speakers and my phone. But the thing is it’s like it glitches when I post it on social media and play it through my earbuds. It sounds way different like my voice is somehow lowered and glitchy and you can only hear the beat basically. Someone please help 😭 SOS

[@officialsydneytm1959]

After I export it my piano is off beat I have on my mixer: Halftime, fruity parametric EQ 2, Fruity Delay and Gross beat. (With automation clips ofc)

[@Marcshaww]

I just learned it’s from the 512 sinc messing up some of my audio but fixing the other stuff that’s bad so it’s a pro/ con type of tradeoff

[@RioRioRio1234567890]

i mix on a rog gaming computer but i cant find that same realtek audio console page...

[@lenskingsproductions]

This happens to me but in audacity .. please help me

[@nyxmt539]

If I’m not recording anything do I need audio interface?

[@FireWalkMusic]

No, you can make music using only the onboard sound card in your computer. That said, there are many benefits associated with an audio interface, so I always recommend using one if you can. :)

[@TheRealCalijokes01]

My sound doesn’t sound bad after rendered out to the desktop media but when I listen on phone it’s terrible

[@trancephile2412]

and you guys make sure to enable master effects and insert effect

[@fritzcarst6723]

Will an audio interface make my rendered track sound exactly the same after export?

[@FireWalkMusic]

It will sound exactly the same regardless of what you're using as long as there is no software altering the output.

[@HaharuRecords]

​@@FireWalkMusicI am using Audient iD interface.. When i play the track in DAW, it sounds great (because that is where I mix) but after rendering the final mix, no matter what settings or format, the track's stereo width is gone or losses much, some tracks no paning either. I could not find the sloution, please help!!!

[@sharpvolt2669]

My mix sounds better after export so i always export and listen after every slightest change in the track😂

[@neerajsaini937]

Same here 😂😂

[@producedbysomber390]

Same

[@user-xx7qu3bi2c]

infinite dopamine machine

[@wowerman]

I do not think this is major reason to it.In my opinion how plugins are designed to bounce the midi to audio.If plugin offers lower quality when bouncing then you will get lower sound quality at the end.

[@4evermusic61]

Hello music friends,,? I,ve listen to the Tips of this video and many topics is as he mentioned,but still I question why a downloaded song/sound like a Wave sound that sounds Supercool and good at beguining after downloading..then many years later say 5 years then sound is crappy and not good when you listen on your Youtuve chanel.again?? It,s like listen to an OLd Tape cassette recording,,sounds good after recording then cause of time and Decay of tape,the sound is crappy and not so good,,flat sound ,no warmt,sound and totally distorded-?? Must be soundsystem at KZbin and Player that makesd sound loose its content?? Anybody who knows more about this topics ,? would be interesting to hear.!🎵😎👍

[@sanlo981]

I WAS GOIN TO DISTROY MY 2000$ PC , BRO YOU SAVED ME , I WAS ALWAYS GETTING CRACKLING BUT AFTER I USED UR SETTINGS IT GOT FIXED

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome! Make sure to check out my dedicated video about how to optimize CPU performance in FL Studio here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYi8nqStl5yVas0

[@arie8515]

@@FireWalkMusic Hi! My problem is that ot sounds bad on my phone. It's fine on the laptop, but on the phone through headphones my 808's become all mud. I've tried a lot of things and followed advice from many youtube videos already but with no results. It's so frustrating. Any thoughts on how it could sound bad on the phone but not on the laptop?

[@FireWalkMusic]

@@arie8515 Hi, what do you mean, it sounds bad when you play back via the phone speaker or when you use headphones on your phone?

[@arie8515]

@@FireWalkMusic Hi thanks for replying man! Indeed it sounds bad when I listen on my phone through headphones. On my laptop it sounds fine.

[@arie8515]

@@FireWalkMusic I use the same headphones with both my laptop and on my phone

[@TharinduHimash]

😘😍❤️

[@ARJUN-nz9qw]

My song sounds distorted when playing at high volumes please help what to do?

[@FireWalkMusic]

Have you checked your equipment? Perhaps your speakers are partially blown or something, or there might be some clashing frequencies in your track, which causes it to struggle at higher volumes.

[@ARJUN-nz9qw]

@@FireWalkMusic Other artist's songs doesn't distort...I think you right about the clashing high frequencies. Thank you.

[@mdazbeats]

Use softclipper in your master

[@kwazz_1208]

bro when i export the bass completely messes up thank you

[@Metalpazallteway]

Mines doesn't sound "bad" just not loud enough for some reason unfortunately.

[@jg8928]

Mine beat get quite after I export them. Can anyone help

[@lee_the_underground_producer]

Same no one has figured out this problem yet 🤦

[@narayanakumar.k2057]

How to stereo mixing

[@FireWalkMusic]

It's on my list :)

[@bloodyshrine1369]

I find youtube ruins the sound

[@inferngamng1728]

I need help please

[@FireWalkMusic]

What's the problem?

[@narayanakumar.k2057]

How to mastering

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks for the suggestion. It's on my list :)

[@anuprandive5145]

I am serious but I don't have money to purchase audio interface

[@lldjwhyteell]

get more serious then

[@hatesounds702]

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you liked it 😀

[@electromatic138]

Face cam for the future videos if you can 😅

[@FireWalkMusic]

😎

[@music_creator_capable]

Hey!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Hey :)

[@poisonedcheeseproductions]

the first answer literally asked me to watch another video and then u hit me with a patreon ad? im out

[@FireWalkMusic]

Hi, sorry to hear you didn't like the video. Allow me to explain why we did it this way: This channel is all about making short and straight to the point videos. In order to do that we try not to duplicate information in every single video. For example we have a video about how to get the levels right while mixing and a separate video about how to EQ and another one about gain staging and so on. Now, the EQ will of course also affect the sound levels. Should we then also include the EQing in the levels video as well? And the gain staging? If we did that then the video would be 30 minutes instead of 10 minutes. Most people would get angry because they just want to know about the levels, so instead we say that we have separate videos about EQ and Gain Staging. This particular video is about the different causes of poor sound quality. The video explains what usually causes it, and it's rarely the sound settings. In 90% of cases it's the settings in the OS or third party software running in the background, as explained later in the video. Even with the lowest audio settings the sound quality will still be more than good enough when exporting as a WAV file. The reason this was not shown is because this is very rarely the cause of the problem, and previous feedback indicates that people don't like long videos. But then again, you can never please everyone. Beginners will usually always want to know everything very detailed. They usually want to know why you need to do something as well as how. while more advanced users just want to cut to the chase right away and just show how to do a particular thing, because they already know why. If you want to please the beginners, the more advanced users will get annoyed. If you want to please the advanced users the beginner will get annoyed. Either the video is too short or too long, so we always try to find the perfect balance, but I guess we failed this time. :) We have uploaded almost 170 videos in the last 5 years. Countless hours have been spent. Is it really so unforgivable to ask for some support? After all, this channel has a 99,8% like / dislike ratio, so clearly we must be doing something right. Perhaps we could have done better in this case, but hey, nobody is perfect :) Anyway, thanks for the feedback. I'll take this under advisement and try to make the sure the next video includes more info. :)

[@poisonedcheeseproductions]

@@FireWalkMusic i apologize for my outburst. Now that you have explained the situation from the perspective of the content creator; I have begun to grasp the conundrum you experience. To be honest, I work 55-70 hours a week. Although my passion is music, I have very little time to practice my art. Thus; during yet another long work-week, I was frustrated with how little free time I have; (2 hours a day usually). So I wasn't pissed at you nor the quality of your content. I am sure the average viewer can spare 90 seconds and an additional 10 minutes to view various videos on the subject; but this is a luxury I cannot afford; when I saw there was no explanation right away: I felt cheated and decided to leave a comment fueled with disappointment in my own life rather than disappointment with the video. And on that note: thanks for the detailed response and peace

[@FireWalkMusic]

@@poisonedcheeseproductions Totally understandable. I realized early on that most producers just go to KZbin in order to figure something out quickly, and then get back to work, which is why I always try to make videos as short as possible. However, in this case you were probably right. I should have included the info. It's difficult to judge correctly what's too much and too little every time. It also takes a long time to make these videos and I spend basically all my spare time doing it, which means no time for my own music. I should have put the patreon stuff towards the end of the video, as I usually do. Even though this channel only have 86000 followers, we have less than 10 patreons, so this was kind of an experiment. I was hoping that putting it towards the begining of the video would cause more people to see it. I didn't expect it to be so frustrating to some. After reading your comment, I understand that it degrades the quality of the video, which is the last thing I want. I have therefore cut out the patreon stuff using KZbin's built in editor now. I can't do anything about the missing export settings, but at least that "ad" is gone now. :) Again, I totally understand your frustration, and I appreciate honest feedback like this. It will help me make even better content in the future. :)

[@kelseywilson8435]

play it at 1.25 speed and he sounds like a real person

[@FireWalkMusic]

It IS real person. 😄

[@stevenarvizu3602]

“Why do* my mixes sound bad” get it together FireWalk

[@FireWalkMusic]

🙃

[@petarmaksimovic4048]

Mr Obvious.

[@turbomet286]

nope fl is crap