how loud should the volume be before limiting

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how loud should the volume be before you apply the final limiting when mastering?
 
How long is a piece of string? The answer to both those questions is the same.

The closest answer that anyone can give is "probably quieter"
 
djclueveli said:
how loud should the volume be before you apply the final limiting when mastering?
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If you're talking about right before your last piece in the chain--the limiter, then anything between about -20 and zero is kool and the gang.
 
djclueveli said:
how loud should the volume be before you apply the final limiting when mastering?
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If we assume that you want the final (post limiter) to be at/near full scale, then the question would be a) how hot (and/or dense) is the mix to begin with, and b) how much limiting would you like on top of that?
Wayne
 
Wide and sweeping generalizations for $1000, alex.
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