weird electronic almost dubstep(?) sounding thing

[icy cosmos]

I wouldn't call it dubstep imo, but it's a good start. If it were me, I'd switch the dubstep-snare for one with just a bit less in the upper frequencies or maybe pitch it down a bit and maybe add some more sidechaining so the kick and bass don't clash

[feral dew]

my eares

[sonic remnant]

i like it. i think the snare is good, but maybe reserve it just for the "hook" to make it extra special (use a more plain snare outside of the hook).
i think the bass needs a shorter more plucky envelope, it's kinda stepping on its own tail if you know what i mean

[inner grove]

Nice, good idea with the snare and yeah the bass is a bit much

[inner grove]

Lmao😭

[inner grove]

Hey man do you know or have an idea as to What’s up with the track since it gets lowered 6 whole ass db when uploaded to loudness penalty? Or how it can be prevented

Is there too much low end on the kick? I can’t really put my fingers on it

[sonic remnant]

your integrated LUFS is gonna get lowered to -14, it's at -7.5 right now (which isn't necessarily a bad thing as i understand. most masters I reference are well above -14. but that is one reason, to be expected). also your true peak is at over 2dB. that should be more like -1dB

if i were you i would make sure you have a limiter at the end of your master set at -1dB. then, see how much the track is slamming into it. if it's constantly limiting other than when the kick hits, lower the input a little bit so the limiter isn't constantly working

looking at the waveform and comparing to some reference tracks i'm familiar with, i notice your kick is very peaky/dynamic. i'm not 100% sure the best way to attack that problem, but some ideas: turn the kick down a little bit, increase the sidechain ducking to compensate. try a limiter or soft clipper on the kick (but not too much or it'll kill the kick). try saturation on the kick which should smooth the peaks out. definitely A/B test these ideas to make sure it's not doing more harm than good

yours is the top one

and one more piece of food for thought, since your track is so short and doesn't have an intro, bridge, outro etc which are typically quieter, your LUFS are gonna be higher. having quieter parts in the song will help bring the average down

[inner grove]

Woah thats a lot of help tysm dude!!!

[sonic remnant]

you're welcome

disclaimer: i'm no expert. if someone knows better and im giving wrong advice, please tell me 😄

[inner grove]

Yeah of course if i find some ill let you kno :) i will say that the thing you mentioned about bridges and stuff made me realize how im literally already concerned about the mastering before i’ve even gotten close to finishing the song, which probrably isn’t very good lmao. Although this is all extremely helpful so thanks

[sonic remnant]

lol it slipped my mind until the last minute too

i dont think it's a bad idea to semi-master as you go. at least you know your stuff is pretty much in-check that way and you dont have to redo the whole mix or volume balancing once you reach the end

like the fact that you caught the problem early like this is gonna save you a headache later

by "problem" i mean the +2dB true peak, not so much your -7.5 LUFs