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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From: Slau Halatyn
To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: A thanks to Slau and others
Common mistake. People think they need to record as hot as possible and
that's not the case. Back when DAWs recorded in 16 bits, it was common practice
but with 24 bits, it's absolutely unnecessary. Glad it helped.
Slau
On May 8, 2014, at 7:05 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com>
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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