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#1682377 - 06/29/05 12:44 PM Re: Peak Control on the full mix
gaotu
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Yea... I must say, since I'm running a business I need to compete with "the other guy," and right now my levels aren't up to par there. I have the gear and the mixes are getting there, but my mastering is lightyears off right now.
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#1682378 - 06/30/05 10:47 AM Re: Peak Control on the full mix
gaotu
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PHIL:

If u see this... I was wondering about this comment of yours:

"I find that by tracking things at about -18 / -15 dBFS, I have plenty of headroom for the louder passages, things never "peak" and give me "overs", and I have more room to play with things at mixdown time. "

When I've been tracking, I've been doing it probably around -12 / -9 and I'm wondering if I'm messing up here! I just go the Inspector plug-in, so until now I couldn't see the true peaks going on, but it seemed like those levels were fine. I have mostly been doing metal bands, who's guitar distortion acts like a compressor, so it doesn't seem like peaks have been a problem with them. When I do drums though, I'm definitely more in the range you were talking about. Vocals though, once again, I'm up in the -9 db range, but then again I've been tracking these "growlers" with a good amount of compression so it's much like the guitar tracking scenario.

BTW: I ordered a Bob Katz book (but the cheaper one) and Craig's book. Should be sweet!
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#1682379 - 07/02/05 10:54 PM Re: Peak Control on the full mix
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Originally posted by where02190:
Lately I've been using Tracktion for mastering, however ANY DAW with decent plugins can be used, even the one your mixing in. Tracktion has some excelletn multiband comression plugins, as well as come nice eq plugins as well.
Mr. where - you talking about the new traction 2 ? I've been thinking about it ever since you mentioned it - looks nice...$149 at Guitar Center or Sweetwater.
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#1682380 - 07/03/05 12:12 AM Re: Peak Control on the full mix
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Yes T2.
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