[RWP] Mix Opinion, Please?

[Patrick Perdue]

You can read track specific VU meters in real time by pressing j (left 
channel) or k (right channel) on a highlighted track, either with a live 
input or recorded audio on that track. This is a function of ReaAccess. 
Then, there is the peak inspector, which is accessed with alt+shift+P. 
Here, you can set the view for last touched track, with or without 
master. When the peak inspector is enabled, you can hide that window, 
then use alt+shift+f9 through alt+shift+F12 to read the peak of channels 
1 through 4, and alt shift f8 to reset peak.
You can also set a threshold in the peak inspector window for alerts. 
For example, if you want ReaAccess to yell at you when you hit -0.01DB, 
you can. This can get very scary in practice though, because the update 
frequency is so fast. If, for example, you have a source with a constant 
level that goes above your set threshold and stays there, you'll get a 
bunch of rapidly triggered windows default sounds, and ReaAccess 
continuously reading DB values at you. Neat that it can do this, and, 
since it talks directly to the screen reader, it also works when Reaper 
isn't in focus, but I wish it was a bit more granular about it.

On 3/19/2012 10:30 PM, indigo wrote:
> 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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