AudioGeekZine
arsehole know-it-all
Anyone know a way to calculate RMS in Sonar? Currently my meters only show peaks
Right click in the meter, you can set it to show Peak, RMS or both, with different scales for each.
This thread reminds me of this: http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/t/15038/0/
What was the original from?
I generally try to get the peaks around -6 when tracking. A lot of preamps (like anything attached to an interface) get really noisy near the top of their gain range. Good preamps will allow you to track hotter and cleaner.
I also like that after tracking I can have all faders at unity and not clip the master. Having to turn down every track by -60 just so they don't distort is a pain.
The point made about the plugins clipping is very true. I usually try to match the input and output levels.