[RWP] Mix Opinion, Please?

[indigo]

Great, Patrick, the first tutorial on VU meters in Reaper.
Thanks,
Indigo L


On 3/19/2012 10:46 PM, Patrick Perdue wrote:
> 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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