u/Turbulent_Flow6431

This just occurred to me, but is putting a transient shaper on the master a thing, or is it frowned upon?

I'm well aware that controlling and accentuating the transients should be done during the mixing phase, but the thought just occurred to me. I know it's what we normally use mastering compressors for, but I've just never seen anyone use transient shapers this way. Like maybe an SPL Transient Designer in parallel or something.

I just listened to Baby Keem's Ca$ino album, and I noticed that the low end was really punchy and hard hitting, despite it not being as sub-heavy as, say, songs mixed by engineers like Neal Pogue.

Is this a decision made during the mixing process, or is it during mastering?

Another thing that comes to my mind is, was it done through a high pass filter or a low shelf?

Sorry if it seems basic or obvious, I'm trying to study as much as I can from these mixes as I really love how the transients sound on this album.

I'm trying to apply for audio jobs around my country, and most of them require either Pro Tools or Logic Pro X experience. I've never had any experience with both, as I've been using UA LUNA and Ableton Live to mix. That's why I'm thinking of getting Intro, but my question is will I be able to learn/access everything I need given the limitations of the Intro version?