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Rockman · 14th July 2006

Hi everyone,

Wanted to get your opinion on this topic. I'll get right to the point and ask a simple question.

When doing your own "pseudo" mastering (i.e. for those who have no budget for pro mastering)... and when using a Waves L2 on the master buss (with a Renn Comp just before it)... what's the ballpark amount of Gain Reduction that you guys seem to use on the L2? (for a modern pop/rock type of sound)...

Once again, keep in mind that we all know that generally speaking, everything nowadays seems to be overly squashed to death... My intention on this thread is to avoid discussing whether we like that sound or not... but rather... just how severe of a setting on the L2 plug-in you allow yourself to use?

Does anybody here ever limit as much as 5 dB? or even more?

Thanks.

14th July 2006	#1
Rockman Gear addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 346 Thread Starter	Modern Rock Sound - How much Gain Reduction in Pseudo-Mastering? Hi everyone, Wanted to get your opinion on this topic. I'll get right to the point and ask a simple question. When doing your own "pseudo" mastering (i.e. for those who have no budget for pro mastering)... and when using a Waves L2 on the master buss (with a Renn Comp just before it)... what's the ballpark amount of Gain Reduction that you guys seem to use on the L2? (for a modern pop/rock type of sound)... Once again, keep in mind that we all know that generally speaking, everything nowadays seems to be overly squashed to death... My intention on this thread is to avoid discussing whether we like that sound or not... but rather... just how severe of a setting on the L2 plug-in you allow yourself to use? Does anybody here ever limit as much as 5 dB? or even more? Thanks.