The level of the mix will get re-adjusted anyway to accommodate what the ME feels is best to feed their analog chain if they're using one.īouncing/rendering at the native sample rate and bit depth of the mixing session, leaving at least some headroom, and really liking your mix areĪ few of the things to keep in mind when having your mixes mastered. as long as there's no clipping in the project you will be fine.
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What I'm saying is, it seems like you want to go out of your way to make sure that your master fader is peaking at -6dB full scale, when it's not necessary to re-adjust. Leaving "some" headroom as long as no channels or plugs are peaking is the main goal. I wouldn't be too concerned with the number -6dB. If there are any tips or advice on the easiest way to go about this or what I can improve or what step to take, that would be appreciated. When I get to actual CD stage, will send mixes to mastering engineer. Is that the best order Should the stereo widener go after cd mastering I am on a budget and going 'master' my songs for Bandcamp. Should I adjust all my levels so that they peak at -6 db? On the master fader: EQ, stereo-field width, cd mastering.
Should I adjust all my levels to what I think sounds best then lower the master fader to -6 db?ī) With my master fader at 0 db. Should I:Ī) With my master fader at 0 db.
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I am confused on how to adjust my tracks to have a -6 db headroom on my master fader so that I can send it to mastering properly. I always make sure to keep at least -8 db headroom for anything I record. I have recorded everything except vocals, which is my next step. I have Pro Tools 11 and I record instruments and vocals in my room. That's sort of old-school analog but it's a great way to go about learning proper gain staging…įinally, a big help when we master is to also receive stems from the artists. Set the VU PPM ref level to -15 and then adjust your levels I activate that group and just trim them till necessary.Īlso, if i am going to use any buss compression, i usually wait till my levels are pretty close, then i start mixing in to the comp.Ī great little tool to use is this one (only bout 12 bux): What I do in that case is I have a group labeled "all audio tracks" and, like it sounds, it's only the audio tracks,Īnd then if my gain staging gets a little hot Or any effects sends, they could be clipping.
If you have sub mixes down farther down in your mix Mixing so that it sounds best to your ears and then adjusting the master fader down if you have any peaks is legit.
Either you're "a" method or your "b" method both have merits.
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