Yep, it's a very common mistake, especially if you first started
doing this when most things were 16-bit, and recording hot was a lot
more important. And also don't forget that most people are used to
hearing commercial recordings with all the dynamics removed, and
everything boosted as loud as possible.
At 07:05 AM 5/8/2014, you wrote:
Just wanted to thank everyone for their help yesterday with my issue
regarding clipping and how to better set levels. Slau, I used the
techniques that you outlined. I'll admit, it's a bit out of my
comfort zone. I'm not use to recording initially at such a low
impedance, but man! I did a track that way, then I raised the
volume through a master fader, plus a very very slight bit of
compression, and man! god almighty! what! a difference! I mean
literally! Night! and day! I've never! heard myself sound so
clean! and so crisp! I think guys that was a huge bit where I
wasn't getting that crispness I've been looking for all these years
when I kept saying even dating back to midi mag, about how it was
just real muddy. Well, yeah, duh! Of corse it's gonna be! I mean,
when you set yourself up to master and mix at the same
time? Judice! Priest! No frickin wonder! I sounded all muddy! I
mean, I think I was starting my levels on the input gain right at!
0DB. So yeah... W'w'w'w'w'w'w'wayyyyyyy! too hot! Man, I cranked
that thing back, and boy! did that smoothen things out! I don't
know why! I thought it was so necessary to run things so hot! How
could I a been so stupid! It's a wonder! I didn't fry my equipment
putting so much juice through it! Is it normal, guys? that most
people make this mistake when they first get started? I hope I'm
not alone, otherwise, I'm gonna be pretty imbarrassed. LOL!
Chris.
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