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Originally Posted by Meads
In the template I use I turned all tracks down 9dB, so no matter what I can't start too hot.
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Right. Of course that depends on the input material. Some do it with trim plugs as first insert; I mean, do the first rough mix with faders in unity and tweaking the trim pots until you have low enough levels and a decent starting point for your real mix.
A little math for you guys; few facts:
- 24 bit audio file in theory has 144dB dynamics
- best AD converters are in the ballpark of 120dB dynamics
=> therefore you have all the resolution in -24dBFS
Now that "yellow is the new red" is a really good rule of thumb. That hits the sweet spot and is kind of the old and still very useful 0VU level. And you don't necessarily have to aim for that "new red", staying below is perfectly fine.
And your monitor controller does have a volume knob, doesn't it?