Hello! This is a beginner question that is probably common sense around here. I have a song I recorded and mixed in Cubase. I added some stuff and now it clips on the chorus', up to 2 dbs or so. The rest of the song sits under 0 though. Anyway, I know I need to get a grasp on gain staging as this kind of thing happens to me more than it should.
Given all that, would it be advisable or would there be any drawback to putting a limiter on the mixbus? I'm not looking to squash anything, but it seems like the dynamics would be preserved in doing so, just some occasional peaks on the loudest parts of the song being turned down. I've never put anything on the mix bus before as I'm wary of such things, but it would make things a lot easier.
Otherwise, there's turning the volume down on the master fader, but I've always been wary of doing that too(I'm so bloody paranoid lol). Does doing so make any negative difference in a DAW? The drawback is that I'm turning the song down a maximum of 3db due to the loudest peaks, though I guess that's what mastering is for? Thirdly, I could pull the faders down on every track I suppose, which I'm also wary of as I got the mix where I want it.
Usually I just do the latter and pull all the faders down, but I've always wondered about either a limiter for such scenarios, or else turning the master down. Would be a lot more efficient anyway.
Any responses and advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Given all that, would it be advisable or would there be any drawback to putting a limiter on the mixbus? I'm not looking to squash anything, but it seems like the dynamics would be preserved in doing so, just some occasional peaks on the loudest parts of the song being turned down. I've never put anything on the mix bus before as I'm wary of such things, but it would make things a lot easier.
Otherwise, there's turning the volume down on the master fader, but I've always been wary of doing that too(I'm so bloody paranoid lol). Does doing so make any negative difference in a DAW? The drawback is that I'm turning the song down a maximum of 3db due to the loudest peaks, though I guess that's what mastering is for? Thirdly, I could pull the faders down on every track I suppose, which I'm also wary of as I got the mix where I want it.
Usually I just do the latter and pull all the faders down, but I've always wondered about either a limiter for such scenarios, or else turning the master down. Would be a lot more efficient anyway.
Any responses and advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!