pro tools PEAK QUESTION

affinitysound · 14th May 2006

all these hip hop tracks from all these producers are so much louder when i compare them to my tracks. what type of plug-ins do u use to maximize the sound without peaking. like something that doesnt let the sound go over a certain amount while ur eqing and stuff. probly a dumb question but im not familiar with software engineering

5down1up · 15th May 2006

if the mix is not builded to be loud it will not be loud in the end.
an real answer would take 500 pages. of course the pros have some special tools, but you can get real close with the usual stuff.

leave the headroom for your final processing. if its peaking lower the output.

i guess you are asking for a limiter. do a search on the forum.

good luck

filterayok · 15th May 2006

L1 ultramaximizer, you can get the sound as loud, but typically youd want to leave room for the mastering guy... me, personally, for all my demos, i slam the shit out of them...and make em LOUD---why??? cause the average listener won't be able to spot your crude mastering job, and i'd rather it sound overcompressed, like its on the radio, then undercompressed... it just more exciting that way----okay, now all you mix guys can lash out at me for saying that....

reinvention.of.man · 15th May 2006

"Try the PSP VintageWarmer"!

http://www.pspaudioware.com/

azwun25 · 16th May 2006

PSP Vintagewarmer
Waves L2 (or L1 or L3 for that matter)
Sony Oxford Inflator

Basically any decent limiter

14th May 2006	#1
affinitysound Gear nut Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 132 Thread Starter	pro tools PEAK QUESTION all these hip hop tracks from all these producers are so much louder when i compare them to my tracks. what type of plug-ins do u use to maximize the sound without peaking. like something that doesnt let the sound go over a certain amount while ur eqing and stuff. probly a dumb question but im not familiar with software engineering

15th May 2006	#2
5down1up Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 2,006	if the mix is not builded to be loud it will not be loud in the end. an real answer would take 500 pages. of course the pros have some special tools, but you can get real close with the usual stuff. leave the headroom for your final processing. if its peaking lower the output. i guess you are asking for a limiter. do a search on the forum. good luck __________________ http://www.kaiportolano.com http://www.myspace.com/kaiportolano

15th May 2006	#3
filterayok Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,465	L1 ultramaximizer, you can get the sound as loud, but typically youd want to leave room for the mastering guy... me, personally, for all my demos, i slam the shit out of them...and make em LOUD---why??? cause the average listener won't be able to spot your crude mastering job, and i'd rather it sound overcompressed, like its on the radio, then undercompressed... it just more exciting that way----okay, now all you mix guys can lash out at me for saying that.... __________________ http://www.myspace.com/ericsanicola http://www.Twitter.com/eric_redone Coming Soon: SYCO -Cher LLoyd "Over the Moon" Out on Nickelodeon: COLUMBIA RECORDS: Big Time Rush "Halfway There." Out on ULTRA RECORDS :J Brazil "Girl I'm Tryin" Out on COLUMBIA RECORDS: Big Time Rush "City Is Ours" Out on DISNEY PEARL: "Yanni Voices"

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reinvention.of.man Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 735	"Try the PSP VintageWarmer"! http://www.pspaudioware.com/

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