signal level

Setting levels at Post production.

Submitted by Haamilton on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 22:21

Another question i've been having recently;

how do i know that my sound is loud enough or too loud?

if it's too loud, during mastering it muds

if it's too soft, during mastering it's too sharp

Drums signal level too hot!

Submitted by Funky Fingers on Sun, 01/30/2011 - 14:21

I am trying to obtain a signal level of -20dBFS to -12dBFS at the input channel on Cubase 5, using the Focusrite Octopre Dynamic MkII mic preamp . The problem that I am having is with the recording of the drum tracks. The signal level that I am getting at the input bus is -1dBFS to -3dBFS even though my gains are set at zero on the mic preamp.