Georgia_Boi
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I found my own solution.
You're using a limiter wrong, most likely lowering the ceiling instead of feeding into it.
Lots of good info here, but I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that the level of a mix shouldn't matter as long as there's enough headroom for the mastering engineer to work with. I personally never let my mixes peak above -8db at the highest; most of the time I try to keep it down around -12db.
I found my own solution.
^^^From my experience, most "loudness" we witness in this day and age is achieved with software. Part of the reasoning for veteran M.E.'s on outboard gear disliking alot of software for doing the job of squashing signals to ridiculous amounts and substituting quality for loudness.
These thresh/ceiling brickwalls(Waves L Series, Avid Maxim, iZotope Ozone, McDSP ML4000, ect.) don't exist in the same form in hardware. And as much as people want to believe pros gotta use stuff you don't have, these 2 slider software effect modules are more often than not the last things hitting top 40 records these days, FACT.
If you're not getting the same sound, it's more than likely not your gear(excluding monitors)and more than likely your knowhow.
And I could be wrong because I spend alot of time in front of software these days, but...I don't remember a real SSL board's make-up gain and comp bus creating "loudness" like the software versions do. One of the reasons I always found the software versions so inaccurate. Don't get me wrong, I could make something using Duende, Reason, Waves SSL, UAD, whatever and tell you it was done on a console and you'd more than likely not challenge it. Could be I know more now than I knew last in front of an SSL, but I remember those things sounding harsh when used to boost signals too much, while in software versions, it just goes along for the ride. And every boards different, so there's a ton of reasons I could be wrong, just never knew many to use it for final polish. Most guys i knew ran mixes from the SSL to a mastering chain. Alot of MEs swear by the channel strips for comp/EQ, but not so much for the final boosting of the signal. Again, no expert, haven't been in front of an SSL in at least 8 years now and been using software emulations the whole time, so my memory could be jaded.
lmaoo, He need to post a photo or somethings so we could see for ourselves. He probably have the mix volume low, increase the actual instrument volume
lmaoo, He need to post a photo or somethings so we could see for ourselves. He probably have the mix volume low, increase the actual instrument volume
It is what is it. First off, as I said, I found my own solution, which means I didn't get the answer from here to solve my problem. And its rude to post answers that are not helpful.Don't you think it's rude to ask for and receive help then just to say you found your own solution?
At least tell us what you did
WhateverAll you're saying is you're doing everything right, but can't get your mix loud enough, so you must be using a crappy brickwall limiter.
And its rude to post answers that are not helpful.
First off don't tell me what to what to do. If you don't like what I say, you can stay off this post. I'm not going to argue with you.... what? Are we supposed to be psychics that automatically know exactly what your problem might be based on vague text descriptions? Do you think we knew exactly what the answer was and just gave wrong answers cause we thought it was funny?
How about you try, "Thanks for your time, everyone! I figured out that the problem was so and so" instead of being a dick about it. Don't ask questions if you don't want answers.
First off don't tell me what to what to do. If you don't like what I say, you can stay off this post. I'm not going to argue with you.
I was turning down the volume in the plugin output. I'm using sonar x3.
Nice don't go for they bullshit they quick to try to make people look like they dumb or try to condescend to people on this forum when people are only to learn.
I find it funny how you repsond to my post previous and then give a rude comment man that disrespectful and disrepect will not get you no where.Dumb ass, no I don't.
What would my plugin input clip if my track was low? SMH
It is what is it. First off, as I said, I found my own solution, which means I didn't get the answer from here to solve my problem. And its rude to post answers that are not helpful.
Whatever