neil.henderson wrote:

It doesn't seem like I wrecked the tune. I still hate the sound of the
snare but at least it's softer. Bad idea?

Andy, it's hard to tell without hearing the "before" & "after", but if this
guy is indeed a 'respected mastering guy', then he likely didn't give you
bad advice.

You might also try some compression on the snare track - that'll flatten
things out a bit.... just don't set the threshhold too low to start with so
you don't kill the dymamics entirely, and try a 2-1 or 3-1 ratio at first &
see what happens.

Sidechain, and whup on it. g

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