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Originally Posted by PostKID  Recently we had to do a series of SR laybacks for a show mixed at the studio. The network spec asked the 5.1 be limited at -2 (The mixers didn't know about this spec till after the show was mixed and printed). So we plopped an L1 on the 6 discrete channels in Pro Tools for the layback. Everything looked good. The tapes went out to QC and failed, they were almost 3 db hot....Any ideas what went wrong? |
Besides the issues with failing QC... why do you put a limiter over an already mixed show? If it peaks at 0 dB FS and it needs to peak at -2 dB FS max, just reduce the gain by 2 dB!
You need to learn about all the different types of calibration and metering. If the network ask for -2 it could be -2 dB FS but it could also be -2 PPM or -2 Dialnorm or... If a spec from a network is not clear, call them before starting any work and make sure things are clarified. It will save you work in the long run.
Alistair