04-02-2015, 03:34 AM
Rootman,
Why such a focus on numbers? A mix is a mix. It doesn't matter how loud it is just how good it sounds. Does it bring out the emotion, does it make it you want to get up an dance, does it make you want to cry, does it make you want to go hit something? You're not mixing it to a standard. You're mixing it to sound as good as it can sound. Don't worry so much about how the average loudness is. My current mix of this sits at a paltry ~-34dBFS RMS.
Just make it sound good!
And no I'm done with it yet. I'm still debating about a few things. Close though.
Why such a focus on numbers? A mix is a mix. It doesn't matter how loud it is just how good it sounds. Does it bring out the emotion, does it make it you want to get up an dance, does it make you want to cry, does it make you want to go hit something? You're not mixing it to a standard. You're mixing it to sound as good as it can sound. Don't worry so much about how the average loudness is. My current mix of this sits at a paltry ~-34dBFS RMS.
Just make it sound good!
And no I'm done with it yet. I'm still debating about a few things. Close though.