🎧 The final mastered version of my original Afro House track, "Ishmael," a professional-grade production that serves as both a personal testament to answered prayers and a showcase of my complete audio engineering workflow from composition to final master 

🎨 Visual Credits:

The thumbnail and profile images for this video below were created using Kling AI.

The audio visualizer video was generated using Tunesform.

My Role & Responsibilities on this Work:

For this project, I served as the sole Composer, Mixing Engineer, and Mastering Engineer.

• Concept & Composition: I developed the original musical idea in Caustic 3, crafting the hypnotic, energetic Afro House arrangement with a focus on a punchy kick drum and wide, immersive textures.

• Mixing: I applied my refined mixing techniques within Caustic 3, prioritizing a clean signal path, genre-appropriate balance, and creative panning to achieve a spacious, dynamic mix with strong headroom.

🎛️ The detailed mixing process for this track is available on >> DAW work 9.

• Audio processing: I performed the final mastering stage in REAPER, utilizing a targeted processing chain to ensure competitive loudness, tonal balance, and translation across all playback systems.

The Audio processing chain:
The final polish was achieved with this specific chain:

1. Multiband Compressor: For controlled dynamics and glue across the frequency spectrum.

2. Graphic EQ: For broad-stroke tonal balancing and corrective shaping.

3. Stereo Field Manipulator & Stereo Image Filter: To enhance width, definition, and placement of panned elements like shakers and hi-hats.

4. Exciter: To add presence, ensuring clarity and energy.

Results:
The project successfully realized the artistic and technical vision, resulting in a release-ready master.