I was reading an article that said your final mix should be between -10rms and -15rms and be at about 0db (Sound on Sound Aug 03 issue).
How do you get your mix at at that level (RMS).
My mixes are at 0 db but my avg RMS is at -8. Would this not proove to be tiring for the listener over time?

I think Ihave asked another loaded question.
Thanks

Hey,

Is there any kind of guideline for how much bass there should be in a bass-heavy dance record these days? I'm thinking vinyl for DJ use -- ranging from underground house to euro-dance type stuff.

This is my first venture into recording. It is for fun, not profit. I did not want to buy specialized equipment like shot gun mics for people talking and then condenser mics for people singing.

I have a friend who has an analog 4 track and he is looking to get some pre's that operate phantom power and are a little better.

He's only recording one track at a time...

I'm trying to figure out getting my overall sound levels to where i'd like them. So far for each instrument I just have eq, then I use c1 compressor, just setting the attack and delay, nothing else, then l2 in the master with a -3 ceiling. I don't want anything squashed. Now started out should I start with the loudest elements the kick and snare? roll them up till before they peak?

Hi there!

I'm looking for a basic explanation on how to set levels in my DAW. I have been recording a couple years now, but I'm sure I have some bad techiniques going on. Just checking in to see how bad I've been mangling things!

Here is my chain:

Grace 101- Panasonic WZ-AD96- ADAT Optical in of MOTU 828- DP3

I've heard of a lot of people doing this...
what are the benefits

Hello-

Whats your windows mixer Record Level set at ?

Does anyone out there tweak that?

I don't want to miss out on any signal I could be getting. I saw a screenshot of somebody's in a post the other day and theirs was set twice as high as mine.

I am not sure where to post this one: