Setting your kick to a set number will take away the variable of volume. Which will really help out streamline your workflow over the long run :)
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No worries, around -5 to maybe -2 will be on the master. This is with processing on the drumbus. Utility or just turning down the bus I only do when I notice clipping
2021-12-21 07:48:52 +0000 UTC
Thanks for this! I’m feeling really close to fully understanding. I have ANOTHER follow up.
Ok so you mention that your drum bus ends up summing around -3db (I’m assuming after some drum bus compression and saturation?). But then later you say the master you shoot for -5ish.
But -3 coming out of the drum bus means the master would hit -3 already with just the drums in yeah? Is this the point at which a Utility is added to the master (to bring it down to -5), or the group faders are pulled down?
Sorry if these questions are redundant. Thanks for your help G