AUX Tracks meters?????

[Keybeeetsss]

Originally Posted by kmusic

i dont like pre fader i cant tell how much head room i have i get confused with the levels..You think i should uninstall pro tools 8.0.4 and go back down to 8.0

Dude, its the same thing..


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[kmusic]

whats the same thing??????

[Keybeeetsss]

Pro tools 8 is Pro tools 8.. the dots are jus fix updates of PT8 so you'd be wasted time & adding frustration un-installing just to re-install the same thing plus the fact u'd probably need the update depending on which OS ur running...

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by kmusic

i dont like pre fader i cant tell how much head room i have i get confused with the levels..You think i should uninstall pro tools 8.0.4 and go back down to 8.0

Actually, you have it backwards. With PRE-fade metering, you CAN tell how much headroom as the meter is working on the real audio level. When using POST-fade, your meter is reading AFTER the fader, so an input can be completely clipped and over-driven, but the fader(say its at -10) has dropped the meter level by 10db(so you might be +9dbfs, but the meter is lying to you. Been doing this stuff for 30 years, so I suggest you just try it for a while and see what happens, and use your ears to balance things, not your eyes. In general, with any DAW, we find ourselves looking at screens and forgetting that we are working with audio. If your ears are not the best tool for getting balances down, then you might want to think about another career. Not being snobby here, just an honest observation.

[danander11]

I'll add my two cents to this comedy..

When you record down from your midi, make sure taht if you are going from stereo to mono you lower the output by at least 6dB.

And do yourself a favor.. in digital, yellow is the new red.

Stay in the lower end of the yellow for your peaks. Try for Green-N-Lean!

[kmusic]

When the pre fader meter is checked in the setting thats means its on pre fader meters right.....When i unchecked the pre fader metering setting, the level follow the channel fader confuse sorry......Yea i just gotta keep my aux tracks down in the green and yellow to be safe..I just like to see my aux tracks clip so i know im pushing the limit...,.,.Albee you would be proud of my mixes, its all about the ears,i dont mix music with my eyes cmon man lolololol..Sorry guys im not a good writer,,I like show people whats going on instead of writing

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by kmusic

When the pre fader meter is checked in the setting thats means its on pre fader meters right.....When i unchecked the pre fader metering setting, the level follow the channel fader confuse sorry......Yea i just gotta keep my aux tracks down in the green and yellow to be safe..I just like to see my aux tracks clip so i know im pushing the limit...,.,.Albee you would be proud of my mixes, its all about the ears,i dont mix music with my eyes cmon man lolololol..Sorry guys im not a good writer,,I like show people whats going on instead of writing

Its all part of the learning process(and after 30 years, I am still learning). That old habit of hitting the input as hot as possible is a tough habit to break, but the headroom of 24 bit recording(along with the dead silence of digital) makes for clean recording

[Keybeeetsss]

Originally Posted by kmusic

When the pre fader meter is checked in the setting thats means its on pre fader meters right.....When i unchecked the pre fader metering setting, the level follow the channel fader confuse sorry......Yea i just gotta keep my aux tracks down in the green and yellow to be safe..I just like to see my aux tracks clip so i know im pushing the limit...,.,.Albee you would be proud of my mixes, its all about the ears,i dont mix music with my eyes cmon man lolololol..Sorry guys im not a good writer,,I like show people whats going on instead of writing

U said|wrote it


jus messin with ya man

[kmusic]

lol....

[kmusic]

When i go back and read my post i realize how dumb i was...Sorry guys for not understanding at first but now i understand pro tools 8 alot better Thanks guys