![]() I've tried using Ozone 4/5 and T-RackS 3 on their own to master, and both of them seem to have a mix of good features and bad, so I've been Frankensteining it lately with the T-RackS 3 LP EQ, followed by a PSP Master Comp (I still need a compressor with a lighter setting but high fidelity, so this is likely gonna change), followed by URS Saturation, followed by a Waves 元-LL Multimaximizer. I don't figure out if my mixdown levels are copacetic until after I bounce down a mix and import it into Wave Editor, at which point, I can see whether or not the mix's RMS is too high. If I'm trying to calibrate a compressor output, though, I'll usually call up a PAZ meter insert after the compressor and use that as my guide. I only use the DP meters to make sure nothing is going over 0 and making the hated red "over" light go on. I actually had the faders set 3 dB higher after I started mixing in DP at 88.2 kHz/32-bit float, but unfortunately, having increased headroom leads you to believe that it's actually okay to go louder when it isn't. ![]() and go from that starting point and with the knowledge that all my audio files are normalized to begin with, and should all be theoretically maximized to 0 dB. I usually have a set of "standard" levels at which I set everything to begin with -7 dB for the snare, -17 dB for the bass, etc. Maybe I'm just being lazy and not calibrating as much as I should, but I sure wouldn't mind having a little more certainty that what I see on my various meters is real. is there any way to REALLY know exact levels in DP, or do I need certain plug-ins to tell what my average (RMS?) and peak levels are? I've been around long enough to remember calibrating analog equipment, and I'm fairly careful with gain staging in DP so I end up with appropriately loud and clear mixes, but it's always a little mystifying when I'm interpreting levels between DP meters, Ozone meters, Central Station meters, etc. Waitsongs wrote:This sounds great, but I have a really basic question. This sounds great, but I have a really basic question. So much more space and room to breathe in the mixes this way. Once the mix is done, either I or my mastering engineer take it to the level it needs to go. I mix for an average level of around -18dB, highest peaks end up being around -6dB this way. Most common mistake in digital mixing is leaving too little headroom. Kubi wrote:A big +1 on using the trim plug to peak the mix *well* below 0dB.
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