davefromfade
New member
I am trying to get my masters as loud as possible. I have read a lot about
dynamics vs. overall volume and the compromise between the two. What I am
most interested in is making my music as loud as the commercial CD's I buy.
Nothing seems to do it. What compressions setting should I be using (in
general) during mastering? I am also limiting as a final stage in the
process, and that gets me to 0db peak, but only around -9db RMS. Peak really
means nothing except digital clipping (obviously) because RMS is what we
hear. So the question really is, how do we raise the RMS level without
sending the overall mix into complete distortion hell?
Also, I've read a great deal about +4dbu and -10dbv. My console supports
both as well as my M-Audio Delta 44 soundcard. Everything I've read says you
want to be using +4 since this has more headroom and less sensitivity (more
room to play with the dynamics) than -10. However, when I set my soundcard
to +4 output and my mixer as +4 on the input from the soundcard output and
PFL the channel, my mixer shows a continuous clip light which registers over
+10dbu. So, can someone explain the difference between the two and how I
achieve a +4 environment with the equipment I have. I think there is just
something that I am missing here. Thanks!
dynamics vs. overall volume and the compromise between the two. What I am
most interested in is making my music as loud as the commercial CD's I buy.
Nothing seems to do it. What compressions setting should I be using (in
general) during mastering? I am also limiting as a final stage in the
process, and that gets me to 0db peak, but only around -9db RMS. Peak really
means nothing except digital clipping (obviously) because RMS is what we
hear. So the question really is, how do we raise the RMS level without
sending the overall mix into complete distortion hell?
Also, I've read a great deal about +4dbu and -10dbv. My console supports
both as well as my M-Audio Delta 44 soundcard. Everything I've read says you
want to be using +4 since this has more headroom and less sensitivity (more
room to play with the dynamics) than -10. However, when I set my soundcard
to +4 output and my mixer as +4 on the input from the soundcard output and
PFL the channel, my mixer shows a continuous clip light which registers over
+10dbu. So, can someone explain the difference between the two and how I
achieve a +4 environment with the equipment I have. I think there is just
something that I am missing here. Thanks!