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-UIU-
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Posted : Jan 21, 2012 06:04:59
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What level do you keep your master volume (BUS1 on mine in Cubase) at?
Do you keep it at 0?
Then lower all the instrument channels until theres no clipping?
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Equilizyme
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Posted : Jan 21, 2012 07:19
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Kolishin Methud
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Posted : Jan 21, 2012 07:31
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supergroover
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Posted : Jan 21, 2012 12:06
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I never touch the master fader. I dont really need to.
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makus
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Posted : Jan 21, 2012 22:29
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i leave it at 0 for a reason: if you put limiter on the master you want the level to be set by limiter's control, but if you have the fader at, say, -7.18 dB, or +2dB, you will end up with weird / undesired final peak level.
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Suloo
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 01:03
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if you lower the master fader you will even lower the bitrate cubase will operate in i think..so for best resolution leave it like it is..
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makus
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 01:29
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Alien Bug
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 03:00
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PoM
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 04:30
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if you want to really be safe leave some headroom and don t touch the master fader |
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Alekzis
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 04:44
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On 2012-01-22 01:03, Suloo wrote:
if you lower the master fader you will even lower the bitrate cubase will operate in i think..so for best resolution leave it like it is..
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he is right but
who cares about dynamics?
i do though
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Alien Bug
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 06:06
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makus
Overdream
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 11:17
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makus
Overdream
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 11:22
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Thing is we discussed that many times, and some of the information is priceless. This stuff back in 2007 was sort of the revelation for me and I found this topic for u guys who weren't lurking there back in the day:
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On 2007-03-14 11:47, Ido (Domestic) wrote:
Sorry to blow the party off , but i would clip the hell out of Cubase's master fader - before AND in the Mastering process.
Cubase sx's Master is actually the best Limiter/Maximizer u can find , especially more than L2 . its even a bit better than the Timeworks mastering comprresor.
of course i wouldnt recomend to clip too much before master , but i would sure not be worried about +1 to +2db cliping , it would even make it better for mastering after , since the higher clips are already gone in the 1st bounce , which will make my compressor work more accurated on the peak levels after AND would make it much easier to push more at the final level cuz - again the higher peaks are gone and wouldnt 'sonicly' clip when pushed to master level.
Once mastering , i would reach +6db clipping in the sx's master easily , and of course it just sounds great if its proccesed right from before.
so again i wouldnt be worried about 0.1 or 0.5db cliping .
just to abandon theories for a sec and have a listen yourself 
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http://forum.isratrance.com/headroom/90-105534/
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b0Lt
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 20:07
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On 2012-01-22 01:03, Suloo wrote:
if you lower the master fader you will even lower the bitrate cubase will operate in i think..so for best resolution leave it like it is..
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oh lol.. what quite of nonsene.
never touch your master fader. leave it at 0.00. always.
imagine your masterfader is the engine. the gallardo is your workspace. when you want to accelerate, you dont wanna limit yourself by using a 1.5L 100hp engine, dont u ? instead you want to have the maxiumum power available IF needed. the gas pedal (your track faders) controls the power. i hope you get it somehow lol |
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daark
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Posted : Jan 22, 2012 21:57
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cubase must be a SOPA hidden weapon! watch out