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Originally Posted by leebridges

like i said, i'm guessing at the RMS. as far as peak, there are a couple different reasons i peak as high as i can...1. the client is going to reference other material that is mastered 2. to use up as many bits as possible...at lower gain, you lose resolution in digital, right?


i learned to mix under a guy that slams the 2-buss of an SSL (VU's are always in the red)....we had the 2-buss A/D's set to -23dB at one time (if that tells you how hot he mixes). if you were to look at his mixes, they look like they've already been mastered...pretty square wav-ish.

all that to say, i like to mix hot too. i'm mixing pop, pop rock, etc...and i'm happy with my results.

it's all gonna end up peaking at 0dB anyways...i'd rather mix it like that than be surprised by what happens when the ME gets done...and i've found that the good ME's don't mind getting something that is pretty hot already (as long as it sounds good). they're used to it.

your murdering dynamic range...