it still sounds wrong. i don't get it. but i need to rebuild it.

....no. wait. it makes more sense to deconstruct it. the only thing that makes any sense to me is that, as i've loaded more effects, i've increased the processor load and it's having an effect on the way the sound is going through the plugins. it might be the pre-amp i put on the bass. i can test this by taking the bass part out. if it turns out that this is the problem, i may have to mix it down and then add the bass parts in to a new mix.

i could also try and render some of the effects, but i've had mixed results with this in the past.

it's an older processor, now. i bought it in early '07. it was on it's way out even at the time. but what i wanted was the fastest single core i could get because i knew a lot of the software couldn't use multiple cores. so, i got a double running at 3.6 each, which was on sale because there were more efficient processors running at lower clock speeds. the version of cubase i'm using is from 2005. if you ask it to use a quadcore, it can't - it uses one of the four processors. but there are reasons why i prefer sx over newer versions of cubase. what i'm getting to is that i'm not going to accomplish anything getting a newer processor, even if i had the cash, because it's about as fast as a single core gets and none of the software i'm using can interpret multiple cores.

but it's certainly possible that some of the plugins might make compromises on the edge of the spectrum if the processor is being asked to compute too many things at once and this is why i'm getting a tinny sound. i can't prove this, but i can test it. i can't understand this, otherwise....