hi guys,
yeah i named the topic like that to provoke, maybe im wrong so yeah hopefully many people read that and correct my findings![:)]( "Smile")
!
i did mix/master nearly 1 year nothing serious, just more ambient and stuff and there i dont even notice much of these problems at all, maybe cause i dont clip at all and if something is too loud i already notice it mostly + i always got a limiter on my master.
HEADROOM:
so after doing some more harsh tracks like DnB, Hardtechno, Harder Synthwave etc. i noticed that my mix/master is pretty loud and maybe i just am a noob after many years still![:D]( "Very Happy")
so i noticed i didnt leave headroom, with my ambient tracks i am not hitting the 0dB on my master asap/not like these tracks. then i started to ruen down the mixer faders etc. and google and was fully making myself unsure wtf i do and so on. and suddenly i found me again in a vicious circle.
people say = ALWAYS leave headroom
people say = doesnt matter, it just needs to sound good
people say = in DAW, digital domain Headroom is bollocks
i found some videos and a nice video of Dan Worrall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph1M3QZGku8
also a 2nd one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V76L4PRSPFE
so is this all Bollocks? i mean i always am not driving things until you hear unwanted distortion or mix/master like beginner tutorials where you already hear and see how they make the next awesome tight beat but it clips like crazy and just sounds ear hurting![;)]( "Wink")
.
GAIN STAGING:
Also with gain staging, i noticed that i dont do it, maybe i just forgot it, or whatever. i need to check my older projects, but i mostly just quick mix and master, use my presets and move on, i dont finish most tracks so thats why i might not notice much first![;)]( "Wink")
. then i investigated this as well and after using gain staging on my last few harder tracks i found out it somehow makes my tracks less energetic, maybe i just dialed my tracks on the wrong side back, even if i used the output gain after feeding distortion, comp etc. the whole track sounds more lifeless. then i googled again and found out also that many people say:
always gain stage
gain stage gives you move headroom
GAIN STAGE is BOLLOCKS in DAW/Digital domain, only thing is important to NOT clip (but even here clipping can be a wanted sound like on kicks/snares)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onPuCwLLcZs
im really looking forward![:)]( "Smile")
thanks for reading and checking!
yeah i named the topic like that to provoke, maybe im wrong so yeah hopefully many people read that and correct my findings
!i did mix/master nearly 1 year nothing serious, just more ambient and stuff and there i dont even notice much of these problems at all, maybe cause i dont clip at all and if something is too loud i already notice it mostly + i always got a limiter on my master.
HEADROOM:
so after doing some more harsh tracks like DnB, Hardtechno, Harder Synthwave etc. i noticed that my mix/master is pretty loud and maybe i just am a noob after many years still
so i noticed i didnt leave headroom, with my ambient tracks i am not hitting the 0dB on my master asap/not like these tracks. then i started to ruen down the mixer faders etc. and google and was fully making myself unsure wtf i do and so on. and suddenly i found me again in a vicious circle.people say = ALWAYS leave headroom
people say = doesnt matter, it just needs to sound good
people say = in DAW, digital domain Headroom is bollocks
i found some videos and a nice video of Dan Worrall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph1M3QZGku8
also a 2nd one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V76L4PRSPFE
so is this all Bollocks? i mean i always am not driving things until you hear unwanted distortion or mix/master like beginner tutorials where you already hear and see how they make the next awesome tight beat but it clips like crazy and just sounds ear hurting
.GAIN STAGING:
Also with gain staging, i noticed that i dont do it, maybe i just forgot it, or whatever. i need to check my older projects, but i mostly just quick mix and master, use my presets and move on, i dont finish most tracks so thats why i might not notice much first
. then i investigated this as well and after using gain staging on my last few harder tracks i found out it somehow makes my tracks less energetic, maybe i just dialed my tracks on the wrong side back, even if i used the output gain after feeding distortion, comp etc. the whole track sounds more lifeless. then i googled again and found out also that many people say:always gain stage
gain stage gives you move headroom
GAIN STAGE is BOLLOCKS in DAW/Digital domain, only thing is important to NOT clip (but even here clipping can be a wanted sound like on kicks/snares)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onPuCwLLcZs
im really looking forward
thanks for reading and checking!
Statistics: Posted by Caine123 — Tue Jun 25, 2024 9:29 pm — Replies 0 — Views 41