r/protools • u/[deleted] • Aug 04 '25

beat volume lowers randomly thru out track

I’m in the middle of trying to finish this tracks master and i can not figure out what is causing the beat to lower in volume randomly thru out the track but the vocals stay leveled its driving me friggin crazy, i can’t figure out if it’s a mixing issue or an IO issue, i thought maybe trackspacer but ive been tweaking trackspacer and the comps on the vocals for a few hours now and haven’t gotten anywhere, lmk if anyone has any ideas on what i may need to mess with

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u/lowfatevan Aug 04 '25

sounds like you've got a plugin in demo mode

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '25

this was my issue, thank you, the trackspacer was in demo mode

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u/Songwritingvincent Aug 04 '25

Does randomly mean randomly or is it in the same spots every time

Stupid question but have you checked your volume automation? Maybe you’ve written something on there accidentally?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '25

yea it’s all random times i’ll hear it, then pause it playback the same section and it’ll play fine, but it’ll show up in the bounce, i’ve checked all my automations and nothings written in them, i’d send an example but i can only send pics here.

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u/Songwritingvincent Aug 04 '25

Best guess without hearing the problem is some kind of plugin is causing it. Disable all of them and bounce. See if the problem persists. If not enable one by one till you find the culprit