[RWP] Mix Opinion, Please?

[indigo]

How do you find those meters, Patrick?

On 3/19/2012 9:22 PM, Patrick Perdue wrote:
> Yep, both real time track meters and up to four channels peak meter for
> the master track are accessible.
> `
> On 3/19/2012 9:15 PM, Chris Smart wrote:
>> i wouldn't worry about perceived loudness yet, just make sure you like
>> the mix and watch out for any clipping.
>> Do we have access to the meters in Reaper?
>>
>> At 08:46 PM 3/19/2012, you wrote:
>>> I'm learning a little more in Reaper each day, but I'm wondering if I
>>> recorded this track too high in level, so the bass and kick distorted,
>>> and, if that's so, then why is my overall level so low.
>>> It sounds right to me when I record it on my off line daw, then I take
>>> it over to this online computer and my track is way too low compared
>>> to what others are doing.
>>> I balanced relative levels of the midi tracks, and brought the bass
>>> just under hearing distortion on it, and it seems proportionate to the
>>> piano and drums, but the track is still too low in level.
>>> I haven't compress it yet, or used Waves l3 maximizer on it yet, I
>>> can't believe those are going to bring its level up 3 or more times in
>>> volume, to where it should be.
>>> This is still a rough mix, I'll remove those annoying cymbol hits in
>>> the second half.
>>> I want to use this as a basic rhythm part, and leave room for some
>>> live sax and flute to take the place of the original vocal, , maybe a
>>> shaker, some fun things, and I can hear the girl chorus doing that
>>> little Still the Same chorus, I don't have a female singer, I guess
>>> I'll have to fake it myself with AutoTune's gender bender. smile.
>>> Please let me know your thoughts about whether it's recorded too hot
>>> in the bass already, and how you yourself get overall levels up higher.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Indigo L
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/63003631/1Still%20the%20Same.mp3
>>>
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