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Setting Volume Levels for Recording
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Patient 957
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Posted : Jun 24, 2007 18:22
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Greetings all,
I've been searching the posts via InSearch and I haven't found what I'm looking for so I wanted to ask a few questions about volume levels when recording to audio.
Basically, I'm unclear about knowing where to set my volume levels on an instrument (VSTi or hardware) and the corresponding channel for that instrument on the mixer.
Is there a "best practice" for this? I've noticed in some screen shots in my one mixing tutorial that the channel setting is at 0.0dB, but the actual signal is peaking at -3.8dB. Does this mean when that particular audio file was bounced, the channel volume setting was at 0.0dB and the synth's volume was set to peak at -3.8dB?
I'm a little unclear about knowing when to record a sound soft, or if I should be pushing maximum volume when I bounce stuff to audio files, and then use the channel mixer to adjust volume during the mixdown.
As always, thanks for your time and any input.
Peace,
Jim |
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Patient 957
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Posted : Jun 25, 2007 05:27
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*bump*
Nobody has any advice? I find that hard to believe. 
Peace,
Jim |
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Posted : Jun 25, 2007 08:49
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If you bounce "stuff" to audio files, in order to preserve your previous channel level, just bounce it at that level - then you can leave the audio channel at 0dB.
Anyway it doesn't matter much - since you might start moving the faders again soon.
It should matter how you record analog inputs. I would do it as hot as possible, letting all soft signals to get in clearly - later fix dynamics.
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Psynaesthesian
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Posted : Jun 27, 2007 21:08
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this was real simple advice a friend gave me a long time ago ..... max volume at instrument level ... amplify if needed prior to mixer .... only adjust/set level to requirement at mixer!!
hope it works for you!!
B'om Shankara!!
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Patient 957
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Posted : Jun 27, 2007 21:16
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Thank you both! |
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shachar
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Posted : Jul 7, 2007 15:46
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there`s 2 methods: one is to bounce the channels as close to 0db without clipping and than adjust the mix. the 2nd is to set the mix first and than export to audio at the same gain so the recoreded track fader will stay on 0.
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Patient 957
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Posted : Jul 7, 2007 16:26
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On 2007-07-07 15:46, shachar wrote:
there`s 2 methods: one is to bounce the channels as close to 0db without clipping and than adjust the mix. the 2nd is to set the mix first and than export to audio at the same gain so the recoreded track fader will stay on 0.
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Is there any benefit from doing one method over the other? The Cubase manual recommends recording as hot a signal as possible and then setting levels during the mix. I'm curious if there's a technical reason, or if it's just a matter of taste/style, to set levels first and bounce down to audio.
Thanks again for all the replies.
Peace,
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