Leaving DJ Mixes at -6db? Google did no joy either.

[MockusD]

As title states, are DJ mixes sometimes left at -6db for public to listen, are this done often? Or all together is it good idea to leave at that db?

[deathy]

I don't know about others, but if I'm going to post a mix to Mixcloud, I do normalize it.

[DJAdeSands]

Normalise! I haven't heard of the -6 tho!

[Nick V]

I think someone confused mixes as in mix downs of a multitrack production with dj mixes. It is very common to leave 6db of headroom on a production mix because you want to leave the mastering engineer enough dynamic range to work with. In Dj mixes - normalize that ish.

[ZxZDeViLZxZ]

Sometimes I normalize sometimes I don't... I always record my mixes at low volume then normalize to -4 if I do anything at all... Mixes that I do for a radio show that get posted on soundcloud after the air date I know the guy in charge does mastering on all of them... EQ/normalize/compress as and where needed

[DJAdeSands]

I think someone confused mixes as in mix downs of a multitrack production with dj mixes. It is very common to leave 6db of headroom on a production mix because you want to leave the mastering engineer enough dynamic range to work with. In Dj mixes - normalize that ish.

Yea, that actually makes sense now.. I'm from DJ background..

[Student]

I don't know about others, but if I'm going to post a mix to Mixcloud, I do normalize it.

Do you use the normalize button in Logic for example or are you putting on compressors on the master volume?

[031999]

I have a template in ableton just made for mastering DJ mixes, it has an EQ and a limiter in the chain to get the volume up to standard levels

[DJAdeSands]

Can that template be shared?

[Kwal]

Can that template be shared?

You can just drag an eq and limiter onto the master and save the template for yourself lol