Re: Calibration in a small room...
hiya,
79 at the mix position is 79 at the mix position whether you are in a big room or small room.
where are your levels peaking? if they are at -6, -4, -2...--> then it will be LOUD! if your dialogue levels are peaking and, of course, averaging, below that you may be ok.
but, yes, you are a little close. but what can you do, right? the first "film" i "mixed" was in DECK about 3 feet from some lousy JBL's with a postage-sized Quicktime and 4 tracks in a noisy room with computer fans skinny (maybe 9" wide) hallway/room --> mono 16mm optical. hmmm...love that analogue sound! we recorded SFX & foley with a digital 8MM camera, then transferred! do what you can do, learn, work, have fun. (better than hand-syncing 2 4-tracks -- ready....and...go! -- and feading it other signals from other tape decks, a microphone and an M1 sequncing keyboard.)
just check your mix in an auditrium, theater, larger room somehow of you can... see if you can bring a DVD into one of the schools big rooms. or, see if you can check it at a larger facility.
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