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Old 13th May 2006   #5
bob katz
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Darius van H
In matching songs-2-song levels, the meters are irrelevent - just use your ears.....first set the maximum level of the busiest, rockin'est tune, then set the others to match that one.....

Let me add that the term "match" is a bit misleading in this context. You don't want the ballads to sound as loud as the rockers. So I would substitute "be compatible with" for "match" in the above sentence.
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