XeroTalent
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I admit I'm a beginner at mixing... but I can get everything sounding pretty damn good, all the instruments have their own space, and the song as a whole sounds great.
Right now, the result of my mix is about as loud as it will go... I'm already peaking about +2.5dB on my Master fader. All my other tracks have wiggle room, except the kick and snare which is just under peaking... I've been using those tracks as my baseline to revolve the other faders around.
But if I put my songs in a playlist with other commercial music of the same genre (rock, hard rock), then I notice that my songs are significantly lower in volume than the commercial music.
I know about the whole 'loudness wars', but is this a result of my recording techniques, microphones, mixing, or are most commercial rock tracks cranked to 11? I don't want to push my Master any higher for fear of distorting or generating ear fatigue.
Just curious if anyone else has had this issue, and if/how you overcame it so that your music is roughly the same volume as commercial tracks.
Thanks!
Right now, the result of my mix is about as loud as it will go... I'm already peaking about +2.5dB on my Master fader. All my other tracks have wiggle room, except the kick and snare which is just under peaking... I've been using those tracks as my baseline to revolve the other faders around.
But if I put my songs in a playlist with other commercial music of the same genre (rock, hard rock), then I notice that my songs are significantly lower in volume than the commercial music.
I know about the whole 'loudness wars', but is this a result of my recording techniques, microphones, mixing, or are most commercial rock tracks cranked to 11? I don't want to push my Master any higher for fear of distorting or generating ear fatigue.
Just curious if anyone else has had this issue, and if/how you overcame it so that your music is roughly the same volume as commercial tracks.
Thanks!