
Nate74
HR4FREBR
I have been mixing in Cakewalk Home Studio XL for about two years now and am very pleased with the results I've been getting. I've recorded mostly solo guitar/vocals, 4 piece blues/rock bands (mostly my own) a couple piano/female vox projects and even helped a neighbor's kid put together a clarinet audition CD for college music scholarships.
But when I finish a mix, burn it to CD and listen to it in other systems, it's never quite as loud as a commercial disk. But as I watch the VU meter on my master mix window, it seems to be usually right around digital zero.
I'm planning on recording and mixing my new band's demo in about two weeks and we weren't planning on sending it off to be mastered, so it will be up to me to get it ready for sending out to clubs etc.
Can I get that volume level up closer to that of a commercial CD with my current software? What are the strategies/techniques to do that? Or do I need a mastering software?
Any and all input would be great.
Thanks in advance!
But when I finish a mix, burn it to CD and listen to it in other systems, it's never quite as loud as a commercial disk. But as I watch the VU meter on my master mix window, it seems to be usually right around digital zero.
I'm planning on recording and mixing my new band's demo in about two weeks and we weren't planning on sending it off to be mastered, so it will be up to me to get it ready for sending out to clubs etc.
Can I get that volume level up closer to that of a commercial CD with my current software? What are the strategies/techniques to do that? Or do I need a mastering software?
Any and all input would be great.
Thanks in advance!