What are your mix rms when your're done and are about to send it to the ME?
I always end up at -16
What are your mix rms when your're done and are about to send it to the ME?
I always end up at -16
-16 is a bit much, any mastering engineer should never need as much as 16db of headroom.
I'd say about -6 is what i aim for.
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-6 in RMS!? :O
I believe Outflow means -6 DB not RMS. I'm guessing he mistook "-16" for DB as you did not state pal.
Last edited by AAJH; 29-03-2011 at 20:35.
yeah I kinda understood... I knew what he meant. But i just had to ask. :) Sometimes I master for clients too and I've had mixes brought to me that where around -6 to - 8 in rms.
But my question was "What are your mix rms...?" And of course I meant that I usually have my average rms value around -6 dB.
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Last edited by BBM; 30-03-2011 at 02:07.
all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us
My last couple of tracks were -4 RMS! I don't usually go that loud but it still sounded clean so i'm happy.
Towards the end of the mix I tend to put a limiter/compressor on the master and mix to a 'mastered' volume, then bypass that and then bounce the track down :)