As you know loudness is important these days. It is not the loudness that is important in pro mixing and mastering, but it is what that loudness is perceived like that matters.
Many of you might have figured out that getting mixes to sound great at loud volume is a lot about using the right compressor types in the right way on the content. But that is possible to dial in only when you are aware of what the current compression quality is like.
Key here is that you are aware of roughly at what fundamental frequency the chorus is when you have dialed in your target integrated LUFS and RMS values. But, there is more that you can do. A pro technique for loudness, is to playback gain the mix at max in the chorus. It might sound silly, but trust me, when you have great compression in there it is mostly just some words on the vocals that are going to hurt/bite your ears a bit in the center. That is why the mix sounds so great at normal volumes, it becomes so soft yet big, present and full. It is at this volume that you notice you have all kinds of issues in the mix, because now you have the right reference so that you can locate the issues and fix them.
Many of you might have figured out that getting mixes to sound great at loud volume is a lot about using the right compressor types in the right way on the content. But that is possible to dial in only when you are aware of what the current compression quality is like.
Key here is that you are aware of roughly at what fundamental frequency the chorus is when you have dialed in your target integrated LUFS and RMS values. But, there is more that you can do. A pro technique for loudness, is to playback gain the mix at max in the chorus. It might sound silly, but trust me, when you have great compression in there it is mostly just some words on the vocals that are going to hurt/bite your ears a bit in the center. That is why the mix sounds so great at normal volumes, it becomes so soft yet big, present and full. It is at this volume that you notice you have all kinds of issues in the mix, because now you have the right reference so that you can locate the issues and fix them.
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