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Originally Posted by pethenis  I have one, but have been to busy to check what level I'm mixing at. But it works! |
Well, you're sayin' you're happy when you listen at a dub stage, so... that's all up to you.
What I'm sayin' is: if you think you're too busy now to check levels (you'd be surprised, probably, when you check to see if all your speakers are putting out the correct level of pink if it has been awhile since calibration)... think of how busy you might be if the (or 'a') project comes back at you for fixes.
Rule of thumb I always follow: day 1 of putting a mix together, make tea (or coffee if it is your thing), boot up your reference tone session, grab SPL meter, blast pink, tweak-or-relax. Mix.
And to the "82...80...does it matter" question? Yes. But if you're happy in your room translation, hey, go for it.
By the way, it is not uncommon to have to adjust volume or notch DIA when levels get loud. Could be YOUR ear is just tweaking to some frequencies, too. Personally, I have a strong reaction to 3.2-3.6 k squawks.
(shrug)
-Jeff