30-11-2022, 03:03 AM
Yes, louder is better. That's the axiom. Loudness won. And tbh, it does take some skill to get a mix loud. I have been trying to get my mix loud lately and rediscover the use of the limiter. The only time I use a limiter is on my stereo bus. Not the best way to utilize the limiter, imo. So I try putting it on single track, snare, kick, OH, toms, and bass. What I notice is track can get quite beefy and loud w/o messing with the stereo bus tho I lose a bit of dynamics. The lo end seems steady and the whole mix can get very loud, much louder than I could a month ago. It should be at the end of your chain. I put it everywhere now, vocal, guitars, etc. But each with diff purpose. Sometimes I just want to control the peak, other times I want loudness. It depends. If you have not tried it, try it. It may work for you. And maybe come back here and tell us your observations?