I’m experiencing an issue that I’m becoming increasingly aware of. When I play pop music, many of the songs vary significantly in both loudness and overall fullness. Some tracks sound just like they do on CDJs, while others come across as quite flat. Almost like some would be bad quality, but most of them are Apple bought. I’m starting to suspect this might be a problem with Djay, and it feels like it’s getting worse.
I have the auto limiter deactivated, but I do use auto gain.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I‘m using an IPad Pro 2021 and the latest version of Djay, with a Vestax VCI 400 Controller.
An example would be “Oops! I Did It Again” by Britney Spears versus “Sexy and I Know It” by LMFAO. While the Britney song sounds solid on a CDJ, it doesn’t sound as great on my setup. The LMFAO track sounds banging on both. Both are Apple bought. CDJ via Recordbox.
In general, I find the auto gain function doesn’t work well, as I often have to adjust the volume because the mixer (which I’m plugged into with my controller) LEDs indicate I’m much quieter or louder and it also sounds like that.
With streaming services, where there are multiple copies of the same track, it’s worth checking to see if another source sounds better (different mastering, EQ etc).
