"So maybe it would be a useful exercise to start with the rendered stereo mixes pre-mastering and treat them how you suggested."

Try it, you may like it better in the long run.
Otherwise you may tend to ruin the dynamics of the collective whole.
Beethoven didn't make everything ff for a reason <grin>

/neither did Bob Ludwig or many others ... smile

//again, this is just my opinion, take it for what it's worth, or however many grains of salt may suit your taste
/// there is a difference between mastering a single and mastering a CD

Last edited by rharv; Yesterday at 06:40 PM.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!