So I'm wondering what kind of "mastering" should I apply to my beats when I have mixed them and want to put them out to youtube/soundcloud for people to buy. I'll have the separate unprocessed bounced out tracks ready for the buyer but the version I put on youtube/soundcloud I need to at least get the max volume out right? Is a final limiter on the master channel enough? I'm keen to learn this so I'm not looking for the easiest way out but I'm not looking to become a mastering engineer either. Just asking what do you think needs to be done for your beats to shine and sound like they are quality beats. Or is this "mastering" stage more just about cranking up the volume and mixing is where the quality comes from? I can't seem to find any proper info on how quality beatmakers do their mastering/final processing or how ever it should be called...
THANKS!!
THANKS!!