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billisa
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Obviously, digital isn't like being able to pin the meters in analogue, but I'd heard/read that you should still track as close to 0 or -1 as possible, without exceeding, or you're not using all 16 bits... Then I came across this comment...
"In the digital realm you need to track at -12DB and mixdown just a little above that.Mastering houses like to have a lot of headroom to work with,so a final (stereo 2 track) mix at -12 DB wouldnt be a bad idea either.You're still using all the available bits. Anything above 0 db in the digital world is called digital distortion/Clipping."
Is the -12db part true?
"In the digital realm you need to track at -12DB and mixdown just a little above that.Mastering houses like to have a lot of headroom to work with,so a final (stereo 2 track) mix at -12 DB wouldnt be a bad idea either.You're still using all the available bits. Anything above 0 db in the digital world is called digital distortion/Clipping."
Is the -12db part true?