Ok Chuck, those are some hard words to crack in light of the current way of
thinking, but I may start reevaluating some of this information in order to
become better informed about all of it.
Thanks for sharing
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Thanks for sharing this Chuck, I am a bit on the fence about this still. I
do understand that many plugs such as the waves are calibrated for about
minus 18 DB or so, but at the same time there are controls to adjust many
aspects of levels as well as the way plugs respond to signals and such. I
Hi Poppa,
What you noticed from that vocal session is where I basically keep my levels,
for the last 13 years using PT.
I've gotten very good results keeping it up there.
I will admit you half to be very diligent while running levels up there!
Heres some further clarification of the level
I missed the talk, but in genral I record vocals and instruments at about minus
9 to minus 12DB. I do still get projects to mix from clients where vocals are
pushed to 0DB and the instrument track is often clipping so your not alone in
your experience.
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That is certainly normal. Because we always hear about mixed down. Let me tell
you brother it is easier to mix up then to mix down any day thank God for
digital. When we hear about mixed down that is probably why most people have
their levels that hot. I found that out by accident with Sonar
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
Hi Poppa,
Just a couple of clarifications for you from my life time Friend tom Graefe who
was on the Sony Oxford console design teem. :)
Heres a couple of quick pointers to remember when tracking.
First 24 bit is the resolution of the A/D converter. Yes theoretically the
Dynamic range of 24
For what it's worth to all, I'll say this once and I won't comment again
because, frankly, this is not a general recording forum, per se. I'm not going
to dissuade anyone from commenting further but I personally won't participate
because it's a waste of time.
What Chuck is suggesting is pure
People get confused by the terminology involved. Nominal does not
mean average level. Neither, for that matter, does crest factor mean
average. Please check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_level
Also, consult various plug-in manufacturers to see what level they
recommend for best
