Leaving DJ Mixes at -6db? Google did no joy either.
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?
I don’t know about others, but if I’m going to post a mix to Mixcloud, I do normalize it.
Normalise! I haven’t heard of the -6 tho!
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.
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
Yea, that actually makes sense now.. I’m from DJ background..
Do you use the normalize button in Logic for example or are you putting on compressors on the master volume?
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
Can that template be shared?
You can just drag an eq and limiter onto the master and save the template for yourself lol
yeah its really simple lol.
Follow this tutorial…down at the bottom. http://abletonlife.com/how-to-master-a-track-in-ableton-live
Then just keep dropping your mixes onto the timeline. The master channel will do all the work
I usually do it after the fact. The sound system where I normally play prefers for me to output my signal a little on the quiet side, so the recording needs to be normalized. I usually do it in SoundForge.