sorry if this post has been done before but i couldnt find it!
So basically is there a recommended dB level for each instrument like drums, bass, strings, guitar etc before mastering to commercial dB?
any links or advice would be helpful!
Thanks
I can't see why there would be a "right" dB level for individual instruments once the song is mixed, just so the mix peaks below 0dBFS. I tend to mix around -12dBFS.
Absolutely.Mix to your ears, not to the meters
How do you hear it? I mean, you must have to turn your speakers up to full to hear it.I just shoot for an average level of around -18 to -12 for the mix itself
How do you hear it? I mean, you must have to turn your speakers up to full to hear it.
Not at all. Most of my mixes come in typically RMSing anywhere in the -19 to -16 dBFS range (give or take) and very little boost is necessary on the monitor end to hear what's going on.How do you hear it? I mean, you must have to turn your speakers up to full to hear it.
Not at all. Most of my mixes come in typically RMSing anywhere in the -19 to -16 dBFS range (give or take) and very little boost is necessary on the monitor end to hear what's going on.
It's not like -18dBFS is quiet; it's typically somewhere around 0VU on the analog side, and typically what most vinyl recordings will convert to without undue signal gain.
G.
I'm seeing a rather severe disconnect over the last several years on what "normal" volume means...How do you hear it? I mean, you must have to turn your speakers up to full to hear it.
The mix is in many respects nothing but an extension of the arrangement and composition, and the relative levels of each track should support that function.
Honestly as long as my clip indicators are quiet, I'm not paying a whole lot of attention to the peak values until it's time to premaster, and also the peak values are going to depend greatly on the crest factor of the music type itself, but I'd say that in general my raw mix peaks are probably typically somewhere in the -9 to -3 dBFS range.Where do your peaks land when your RMS is in that range? I am probably tracking and mixing at a more conservative level.
well you and phil killed this thread
Recommended dB levels for each instrument in the mixer before mastering?
Thanks
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