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Originally Posted by bradhebert  Great sticky!
One question:
What would be the average level of a rocking music track used in a movie for DVD?
Just a general idea would be nice. My particular case is a mid-intensity film - not an action film, but not a quiet drama. And I'm referring to using an already maxed-out, mastered CD track. So the peaks wouldn't be much different from the average.
I'm guessing that the music would not stay at -0.1dB like most modern CDs. |
Thanks!
For super-freakin' loud: Fight Club's intro music goes all the way up to 0 in the center channel, while the RMS is around -10dB. The L and R are around -16dB RMS. This is the loudest/longest thing I have ever heard in a movie.
A 'general idea of rocking music' could be -15dB or -20dB RMS in C, and -20dB or -25dB RMS in L&R. But again, it all depends on the music, it's length, on what came before that scene, etc etc, so don't look at the meters, and trust your ears!!! If you are mixing in a less then perfect environment (like a small room), a trick that works for me is to close my eyes and imagine I'm in a theater. Suddenly, the music feels too soft, and I want to raise it by 10dB sometimes. And even after that, it can be too soft in the dub stage or theater.