Well..... The answer is always pretty much by ear. But if you want some sort of starting place, I usually start with the kick drum alone and set it so the master bus meters hit about -8 to -12 db and build around that.wordizbon said:So at what level should I set the instruments. Is there standard level on instruments ie. Kick, Snare, Bass, Strings, etc.? or is it pretty much by ear?
wordizbon said:Maybe the problem is I type the question in the wrong way. I mean before mixing, before mastering. I mean just after recording. When I record from my outboard gear, sometimes the levels are not hot as I thought. I figured all the waveforms should have hit somewhere near the 0db mark on the meters for each individual track. Then afterwards I worry about changing levels via cubase adjusting the strip. I'm I wrong?