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hi. when theres alot going off in my tune some of the samples go quiet and then go back to normal. sorry if i havent explained it very well but can any1 help?

have a good soundcard/interface?

Are you using FL? Newer versions of FL put a limiter on the master channel by default, so you've really gotta watch your levels or your louder sounds will "push out" your quieter sounds. Then when your louder sounds go away, the quieter sounds come back in at the originally intended volume.

As mentioned above, compressors and limiters can change the volume of audio. It is possible you have a compressor or limiter on some of the individual tracks in the mix. Remove all the compresors and limiters from each audio channel and turn down each channel enough so that it doesn't 'redline' and distort.

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After removing all the compressors and limiters from your project, listen to your song and try to see whether you have a lot of bassy elements all playiong at once.

When two sounds play at the same time with the same frequency, they add together and double in volume.

You can use an EQ to remove unneeded frequencies from the mix. This will help you regain some 'space' in your mix, allowing each sample to be heard more clearly. this can either be done by EQing the entire mix on the master output channel or by EQing each individual element of the mix by itself. A good free parametric EQ is ReaEQ avaible here ---> http://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/

Listen to each part of the song by itself using the solo controls on your mixer. Try to judge which frequencies are really neccessary for the sound to still sound good. Use an EQ and experiment lowering different frequency bands with each sound in turn until you can hear which frequencies the sound releies upon to sound good. Remove all sounds above and below the fundamental frequencies that define that sound.

Finally, turn everything down to 0dB and bring up each element in your mix to a level you think is good. The process of remixing your track after EQing will help you get a feel for which elements cause 'masking'. Masking is when a sound with strong frequency content hides other sounds with weaker frequency content. Elements that cause too much masking need to be re-EQed again and possibly compressed.

Keep at it and good luck

Gotta be fl.

Dood, open up a blank project, take the limiter off, and save that as your new default template. That limiter will plague ur mixing ability. DO IT!

holy shit i read that and learned something futures. big up your chest