Paschalis I.
Banned
How do you guys get the high volume levels in your mixes?
I will have what seems like a good mix, and I raise the level of the stereo mix as high as it will go without clipping. But, to no avail, almost every other mix I here in the clinic is louder than mine.
Here is an example of a remix I just did last night
https://m.soundcloud.com/jimistone/driving-while-blind-remix
Any pointers would be GREATLY appreciated
Many newcomers to recording (not implying you're a newcomer just mentioning it in general) think that slamming a maximizer on the master channel would get them the same volume as the commercial volume.
When they do that they realize that the maximizer is starting to work so hard and destroy the mix and then they are forced to either:
1) Squash the dynamics of the song to get to that commercial level
2) Ease off the limiter , keep the dynamics but the song would be quieter.
The problem lies in the mix though.
When you've got tracks that've got peaks "jumping" here and there it's pretty logical for the maximizer to "meet" these peaks
and work against them.
So make sure that if you want to get the loudness (I assume the genre is asking for loudness) then compress/shave peak right during mixing
and the final maximizer would not have to meet all these transients that'd got nothing musical to offer to the listener.
Go back , re-mix , fix stuff and you're on the right path to loudness without destroying the dynamics of your mix.
Hope this helps!