How loud do you mix?
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Melodeath
Moonbow
Just got that free iPhone app. Apparently I never listen to music or mix louder than 69 dB haha
Not surprising. I tend to think things are louder than other people do.
Not surprising. I tend to think things are louder than other people do.
everybody's x
My name is Damage
Check out the app store for Studio Six Digital's SPL meter, I have A/B'd my iphone against my Extech (extremely fucking expensive) pro spl meter and it is +/- 2db. Not bad for 99 cents.
ahjteam
Anssi Tenhunen
wtf? everybody's x _AND_ brett are back the same day? how are you guys?
and I usually mix between 70-80 dB in studio, 90-105dB when doing live sound.
and I usually mix between 70-80 dB in studio, 90-105dB when doing live sound.
Melodeath
Moonbow
Yeah this is the "back from the dead" thread apparently 
Glad to see all those familiar "faces" here, didn't post or read for a while it's true but I've been pretty busy touring (doing FOH for Devin Townsend and Cynic on their US tours and worked with Sacred Reich as well), playing (with my band we did Hellfest festival) and working mixing bands lately.
Back on topic I have downloaded Studio Six Digital's SPL meter and it gives me the same results as the UE free app. Anything above 75/80 dB A weighted seems extremely loud to me too.
Glad to see all those familiar "faces" here, didn't post or read for a while it's true but I've been pretty busy touring (doing FOH for Devin Townsend and Cynic on their US tours and worked with Sacred Reich as well), playing (with my band we did Hellfest festival) and working mixing bands lately.
Back on topic I have downloaded Studio Six Digital's SPL meter and it gives me the same results as the UE free app. Anything above 75/80 dB A weighted seems extremely loud to me too.
MetalJonesy
more metal, more booze!!!
like waltz said, "conventional wisdom" seems to say 85db or so...which without a decibel meter handy, is just loud enough to be able to clearly hear someone talking next to you
i usually mix quite a bit lower than that. can't give you a #, but probably 65-70db most of the time in order to prevent ear fatigue. then, when i think the mix is about done, i'll turn it up as loud as i can do w/o the monitors clipping.
i usually mix quite a bit lower than that. can't give you a #, but probably 65-70db most of the time in order to prevent ear fatigue. then, when i think the mix is about done, i'll turn it up as loud as i can do w/o the monitors clipping.
Jarkko Mattheiszen
The FU guy.
Necrothread! Whooooo!
I just checked my usual levels, and nowadays it seems I most often mix at 73-75dB (C weighting, slow). 85dB feels nearly uncomfortable for me now.
I just checked my usual levels, and nowadays it seems I most often mix at 73-75dB (C weighting, slow). 85dB feels nearly uncomfortable for me now.
crillemannen
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John_C
formerly Skeksis268
Just to point out, any number quoted without weighting and speed is worse than vague. E.g. a 5 minute LAeq might read 95dB, but the fast C weighting could be well in excess of 110dB
An average reading (LAeq) over a couple of minutes would be much the most representative.
As an aside: equal loudness contours are not valid as a measure of the frequency linearity of hearing unless you exclusively listen to sine waves, one frequency at time. The auditory system is VERY non-linear. Basically, the whole 85dB being the most linear is bullshit and has been known to be so since the 1960s
An average reading (LAeq) over a couple of minutes would be much the most representative.
As an aside: equal loudness contours are not valid as a measure of the frequency linearity of hearing unless you exclusively listen to sine waves, one frequency at time. The auditory system is VERY non-linear. Basically, the whole 85dB being the most linear is bullshit and has been known to be so since the 1960s
mva801
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I mix music at the volume I usually listen to music at. About conversation level. The audio kit on my iphone has an SPL meter and reads around 70-73 dbA at my normal volume. Of course I turn it up louder for a few seconds to see how the low end responds, and also turn it way low to check as well.
I can't mix or monitor very loud or else my tinnitus starts to flare up. I keep VERY close watch on my volume levels.
I can't mix or monitor very loud or else my tinnitus starts to flare up. I keep VERY close watch on my volume levels.
