frosty Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 i have a song that ive been tweaking around with to get the levels right & im at the stage were im happy with all the levels. the master is set a 0db but i have noticed that on the master out peaks at about -1.4 im going to put a limiter on later to boost & even out the overall volume. my question is should i increase every channel to get the master out as close to 0db, increase the master channel to +1db to get it as close to 0db, or should i leave it as it is & use a limiter to get that extra 1db??? im guessing boosting all the channels would be the best & try & leave the master at 0db. but this is a pain in the arse so does it really matter when mixing using your software?? i read somewere when using a hardware mixer you should try never to increase the master out over 0db but is software different?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I'd go with the master fader if you just want to bring the level up a bit. If the song is going to be mastered, a gain-maximizing limiter will accomplish that, but go easy on the limiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapinho Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 supergroover: if its to be mastered dont put any compression or limiter on the master at all. Let the masterer do that. If it is for your own mastering you could add a comp or limiter. See production forum of isratrance for more info on mastering yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzman Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Izotope Ozone 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkSbZXU77q0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needle ninja Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 The limiter that comes with Sonar 8 has a "master" preset that is -1.5 db. What was said before is true, if your sending to a masterer, don't compress/limit the mix. No digital recording should ever go above 0 db ever. Some pros master to -0.5 db to be safe. Remember, loudness is subjective, there is nothing measurable to perceived loudness. 'Air' in a recording is a good thing because the ear will tire of a continually loud sound no matter what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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