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I use Cubase for composing and producing, and Reaper for mixing and mastering — every single day. Here's the breakdown of which wins, and why the answer isn't what most people expect.
Most stems I receive are missing something — or have too much of something. This checklist saves you a revision round every time.
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube — they all treat loudness differently. Here's exactly what to aim for so your track sounds loud on every platform.
I've received thousands of sessions over the years. These five mistakes come up every single week — and every one of them is easy to fix before you hit send.
The exact routing I use in Reaper to make kick and snare punch through even the most compressed mix — without destroying the transients.
The exact template, colour coding, bus structure and plugin chain I've refined over years of professional mixing — available to download.
Step by step: how to export stems from Cubase correctly so your mixing engineer (or your Reaper session) picks up exactly where you left off.
