Peregrino69
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Hi guys
Starting with the application and gear, I'm using Reaper 5 on Win 10 Pro, audio HW Line 6 UX2 with ASIO. All versions / drivers are up to date.
I'm mixing a track, aiming for TP value of max -1dB or less. To measure this I'm just now running both Youlean Loudness Meter 2 and dpMeter3 at the end of my master track. I've noticed that the two don't really agree on the TP value, one might show max -2.6 while other shows -2.5. That I can live with as it's close enuff, free tools and all that.
The perplexing thing is that on different plays I may get entirely different max peak values. On one play I see -1.6, on the very next one -0.4. Every track including the master is fading in and out before/after the music plays, just to ensure there are no weird noises from the material. Between the plays I touch nothing, I only reset the meters and restart the track.
I don't understand. This is all digital, so surely the values should stay the same. Admittedly this is the first time I try mixing / mastering with a specific TP value as a goal. So what on earth can be causing this?
If you're seeing similar behavior, how do you deal with it and the TP? On the mastering stage or...?
Starting with the application and gear, I'm using Reaper 5 on Win 10 Pro, audio HW Line 6 UX2 with ASIO. All versions / drivers are up to date.
I'm mixing a track, aiming for TP value of max -1dB or less. To measure this I'm just now running both Youlean Loudness Meter 2 and dpMeter3 at the end of my master track. I've noticed that the two don't really agree on the TP value, one might show max -2.6 while other shows -2.5. That I can live with as it's close enuff, free tools and all that.
The perplexing thing is that on different plays I may get entirely different max peak values. On one play I see -1.6, on the very next one -0.4. Every track including the master is fading in and out before/after the music plays, just to ensure there are no weird noises from the material. Between the plays I touch nothing, I only reset the meters and restart the track.
I don't understand. This is all digital, so surely the values should stay the same. Admittedly this is the first time I try mixing / mastering with a specific TP value as a goal. So what on earth can be causing this?
If you're seeing similar behavior, how do you deal with it and the TP? On the mastering stage or...?