what s up sho , gotta question from that mixing and mastering thread post earlier you said:

Then I tranfer the .wav files of the beat over to Cool Edit Pro to mix the beat, once I'm done mixing the beat I run the final mix through Waves L2 to increase the overall thickness and sound of the beat without clipping

I hate to be a pest but how do you do this can you explain it plz!

I make great beats w/ fl studio but my beats always come out thin not thick like yours. i mix and render in fl studio. i dont use much eq either but i do comp. with my waves bundle but still come out thin. hell, i even bought protools 8 w/mbox 2 for $800 and cant make magic like you do! would you mind givin me alittle help plz thanks a million!

oh i have cool edit pro and L2 but i guess their just sitting on my computer ive had em for years i feel so stupid!

had the tools but never realize it ha!(LOL)

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yo sho, i sent you a beat!

did you get it

sho, could you post the tips/comments that sent to Achilles here. coz im having the same problem lol …. i also use waves l2 but my beats still sound really 'thin'

Basically to beef up your beats you need to layer your drums and sounds. Try not to use cheap sounding instruments first of all, the worst are usually horn/brass sounds that ruin a beat if they sound too thin.

If you can't get good sounds then play around with layering different instruments with each other, like a deep piano with a hard synth sound, just experiment. Play with Reverb and Compression, panning, etc.

I add “atmosphere” sounds in my beats a lot of the time too, very subtle pads, synth sounds, or little drum sounds to fill up the empty space.

lol no doubt Randy, I try to help out when I have the time.