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kurtr2 · 19th December 2006

hi all,

i wonder if some of the masters can give their opinions on this:
i am mixing in analog then converting back to digital to print mixes. my chain is this:

DAW-DA16x-analog mixing-HEDD192-L2 Hardware-DV-RA1000hd.

my tracks were recorded at 96k. i am printing to 96k in the dv-ra.

my question is this: is it bad for mastering if i use the L2 in the mix? i am monitoring off the DV-RA1000 so i am adjusting the analog mix in conjunction with the L2, and some processing from the HEDD192.
i know you should keep about 3dbs of headroom on your mixses for the mastering stage so there is room for processing, so if i set the output ceiling on the L2 at -3db and mix to taste, is there any reason this is going to compromise the mastering stage? i am not slamming the L2, just using it for some peak limiting, about 3-4 dbs of maximizing.
thanks,
Kurt

19th December 2006	#1
kurtr2 Gear maniac Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 219 Thread Starter	hi all, i wonder if some of the masters can give their opinions on this: i am mixing in analog then converting back to digital to print mixes. my chain is this: DAW-DA16x-analog mixing-HEDD192-L2 Hardware-DV-RA1000hd. my tracks were recorded at 96k. i am printing to 96k in the dv-ra. my question is this: is it bad for mastering if i use the L2 in the mix? i am monitoring off the DV-RA1000 so i am adjusting the analog mix in conjunction with the L2, and some processing from the HEDD192. i know you should keep about 3dbs of headroom on your mixses for the mastering stage so there is room for processing, so if i set the output ceiling on the L2 at -3db and mix to taste, is there any reason this is going to compromise the mastering stage? i am not slamming the L2, just using it for some peak limiting, about 3-4 dbs of maximizing. thanks, Kurt Last edited by Riccardo; 20th December 2006 at 12:36 AM.. Reason: double post