ok ok....this is exactly what I don't get. !
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Originally Posted by bob katz The idea is if you start with a monitor gain (position would be a better term) of 0 dB and you close your eyes and you mix, you'll never get an over. Because if it sounds loud, it's also going to be too high on the meters. And there's enough headroom to allow peaks not to overload, even with a very loud RMS. |
isn't this subjective? "sounds loud" ? that is supposed to be more liberating than a peak LED? what if in my mixing I drift and turn it up? and i'm actually mixing at -15 rms instead of -20 because its been a few hours and those faders just seem to creep up? how am I supposed to know "that sounded loud enough to be an over". i just don't get it?
...is this one of those things where if i stop thinking about it and just try it it will make sense? it just seems to me that you are talking about a system of repeatability that is solely dependent on MY ears being accurate to within 1-2 db perception of loudness. which is really, really scary to me, because I know I'm no bob katz.