mixdown question

[bennyfroobs]

i used to alawys end up clipping with my shitty mixdowns. now i got already at it but i started making beats like like 3 am last night and for some reason my sleep[y brain decided it would be a good idea to have my kick peaking at -34, snares at -30 etc. fuck knows why.

away, shits really quiet, so i just put an EQ on the master and put every channel on full lol the master is like -10 now at its loudest (i forgot the word, is it peaking?) just wondering if this effects audio quality in a negative way? i dont know enough about the sciencey stuff to understand if it will or not.

i pure cannot be arsed to go back and mix it down again cos it sounds alright except for being slightly quiet.

halp

[MaZa1]

Dafuck? How about putting limiter or maximiser etc instead of eq to master go make the track louder?
Dunno bout the rest

[bennyfroobs]

fuck maximizer lol

na, dont think i need to use a limiter? literally all i wanna do is bring up all the levels exacty as the are and i was just wondering if it effects audio quality or not

[m8son666]

i dunno what daw u use but if its ableton just wack a utility on the master, i end up doing this on pretty much every track i make dunno why just get in the habit of turning everything down while mixing down. As for negative effects, probably some but not enough for me to give a fuck

[fragments]

fuck maximizer lol

na, dont think i need to use a limiter? literally all i wanna do is bring up all the levels exacty as the are and i was just wondering if it effects audio quality or not

A transparent limiter is basically just a volume knob until you hit the threshold and you start getting gain reduction.

[bennyfroobs]

ohhh safe safe

my bad maza1!

someone recommend me a good transparent limiter q:

(btw i have no idea about all these technical things i just make beats xD)

[Dustwyrm]

everyone is telling u to use the limiter. why dont u just accept their advice.

theyre right after all.

ps: ur daw has one...

[ehbes]

fuck a limiter

[Dustwyrm]

second thought just buy a better car with a louder system. problem fixt

[bennyfroobs]

Dustwyrm

if ur gna com e in here actign like a little bizzle u can do one m2

[Dustwyrm]

im trying to help u make ur track real loud bruz

[bennyfroobs]

shut the fuck up

[AxeD]

I don't get it. If you turned shit down to be peaking at -30dbfs, surely you can use the same parameter
to make it louder?
Mixing everything down too low and then putting a limiter on the master to bring it all back up doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

[Huts]

I don't get it. If you turned shit down to be peaking at -30dbfs, surely you can use the same parameter
to make it louder?
Mixing everything down too low and then putting a limiter on the master to bring it all back up doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

wondering why it took 12 posts for someone to say this. turn all your channels up lol

[nowaysj]

Turn everything down to zero, bring your kick and or snare to around -12db, and them start brining in elements in importance. 9/10 your going to have a better mix, and you might learn something (not the least of which will be don't mix your track to peak at -30 db)

[bennyfroobs]

i cba to mix agaibn lol 2 many channels ):

the track wasnt peaking at -30, just the kick and snare hah. 3 am brain.

normally they are at -12ish.

literally just wondered if just slapping the volume up loads on the master channel is derogatory to audio quality (obv doing it w/o clipping). i understand most basic shizzle but dont understand some sound science :<. i mean it sounded okay but idk if it was

[benjam]

I don't get it. If you turned shit down to be peaking at -30dbfs, surely you can use the same parameter
to make it louder?
Mixing everything down too low and then putting a limiter on the master to bring it all back up doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

This. Read the moneyshot thread for info on gain structure

[bennyfroobs]

oi r u stnuc gna answer the simple question or wot
i read all that sjit bare time ago

[benjam]

oi r u stnuc gna answer the simple question or wot
i read all that sjit bare time ago

U askin if pulling up the master raises the noise floor??

[bennyfroobs]

idk the word for it man )-:

is the 'noise floor' fuzz and distorty stuff?

appreciate ur attempt to udnerstand my poorly explained question btw