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Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:09 am
by msl
Nothing wrong with mixing into limiter, LOADS of us do it.... comes off when it goes to mastering though....


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Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:15 am
by Lost to the Void
Analogue limiter maybe, why mix in to a digital limiter?, it brings nothing to the game except destruction.
I just can`t see one single point of doing it.

Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:33 am
by willemb
I don't mix into a limiter myself, but I do know an/the advantage... you can hear which frequencies are too loud as they start to distort in the limiter. I.E. your subs are too loud / out of balance with the rest of the mix - when you pump them into a limiter on the master channel this becomes very obvious.

Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:43 am
by Lost to the Void
willemb wrote:I don't mix into a limiter myself, but I do know an/the advantage... you can hear which frequencies are too loud as they start to distort in the limiter. I.E. your subs are too loud / out of balance with the rest of the mix - when you pump them into a limiter on the master channel this becomes very obvious.

Subs will always take precedent though as they contain the most energy, it`s not an accurate way of judging your spectral balance.

Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:51 am
by arkos
It's a crutch because some people are hacks like me :D but I'm gonna follow your advice and stop doing it Void, merry Christmas ya'll.

Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:18 pm
by Mattias
Only time a limiter should be on a master bus at production stage is when all is "done" just to see how the mix holds together if it's being pushed two - three dB. Spot any problems if any then adjust and take away the limiter.

Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:34 pm
by arkos
Mattias wrote:Only time a limiter should be on a master bus at production stage is when all is "done" just to see how the mix holds together if it's being pushed two - three dB. Spot any problems if any then adjust and take away the limiter.
Ok thanks for that Mattias I will burn that into my memory :o

Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 6:16 pm
by Mattias
After some time, the more experience you gain and the more you learn, the less you will need to utilize that technique.

Re: Question about the master volume

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:20 pm
by Mono-xID
I never mixed into anything on the master. On the other hand I don't give a shit if people do so.

Like GG Allin said: No Rules !!!!

Re: Gain staging and levels

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 3:19 pm
by Planar
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