ThoughtRecords
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I have been recording a 5 song EP for a friend of mine. I would say its in the genre of acoustic rock.
I am using a Lexicon Lambda audio interface with Cubase LE.
Everything is going smoothly so far, except for when I export the final version. Everything sounds okay as far as the mix, but when I compare it to a song from a real studio there is a noticeable volume difference. Sound quality seems fine but the volume is the issue.
I am having trouble figuring out what levels to have my set up at during the mixing and mastering. The audio interface has two nobs, Mix and Output level. I have the mix nob all the way to playback, then the out put level at about 60%. But then there are my speakers, which have their own volume control. This is where I am stumped because my thinking is that between all the levels of volume control, I do not believe I am hearing the same volume level as the one that turns out in the final export. Which in turn is messing with the whole mixing and mastering process because I dont get that true idea of what the song is really sounding like.
I do have recording head phones that I use during the mixing and mastering process to get a better idea of how the song sounds in different speakers and environments. They do not how ever have their own volume control, I would use the Output Level nob on my AI, so there I am getting the right idea of how the song sound at the giving volume level but I know its not a good idea to only use one sound source in the mixing and mastering process.
So in all, what can I do to get these songs at the same final export volume level as ones from real studios?
Is there something in the mastering process for this? As you can tell I am pretty lost here. If you can just point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.
I am using a Lexicon Lambda audio interface with Cubase LE.
Everything is going smoothly so far, except for when I export the final version. Everything sounds okay as far as the mix, but when I compare it to a song from a real studio there is a noticeable volume difference. Sound quality seems fine but the volume is the issue.
I am having trouble figuring out what levels to have my set up at during the mixing and mastering. The audio interface has two nobs, Mix and Output level. I have the mix nob all the way to playback, then the out put level at about 60%. But then there are my speakers, which have their own volume control. This is where I am stumped because my thinking is that between all the levels of volume control, I do not believe I am hearing the same volume level as the one that turns out in the final export. Which in turn is messing with the whole mixing and mastering process because I dont get that true idea of what the song is really sounding like.
I do have recording head phones that I use during the mixing and mastering process to get a better idea of how the song sounds in different speakers and environments. They do not how ever have their own volume control, I would use the Output Level nob on my AI, so there I am getting the right idea of how the song sound at the giving volume level but I know its not a good idea to only use one sound source in the mixing and mastering process.
So in all, what can I do to get these songs at the same final export volume level as ones from real studios?
Is there something in the mastering process for this? As you can tell I am pretty lost here. If you can just point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.
