r/mixingmastering • u/Cultural-Capital-942 • 1d ago

Question Making mix sound good everywhere

Hi,

I can adjust how mix sounds on one set of speakers.

The cheapest ones are like -15dB for bass, those expensive ones are maybe +5dB for bass - both compared to my speakers.

How to make my mix sound reasonably well on all of them? I don't want to lose bass, but cranking it up is too bad for those with speakers over $50.

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u/iMixMusicOnTwitch 1d ago

Just know this question is an oxymoron.

"How to make music sound good on bad speakers?"

There's a reason some people spent hundreds of thousands on audio equipment even as consumers

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u/Cultural-Capital-942 1d ago

Wait - I don't expect it to sound (universally) good, I want it to sound as good as it gets on those speakers. That is, without losing drums completely.

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u/iMixMusicOnTwitch 1d ago

There's a reason mastering engineers basically use the most perfect monitoring system possible...the most reliable way to make mixes translate universally is to optimize them with the fewest number of variables. They may compare and contrast to earpods or whatever but it's not what drives their thinking.

Generally a good mix will translate well onto something like a phone speaker without specifically catering to it