preparing tracks for mastering

[Paul Ashmore]

This makes sense and is what I was looking for. Cheers Paul!

No worries such a fuss is made out of it and it's really not that big a deal just always keep levels below 0db. But thats audio engineering 101 we all know that or at least should

 

[Krispy]

small question:

im about to send some tunes out to some labels for mastering, so im supposed to send them with -6db.

now: should i just turn down the master-channel an amount of -6db OR should i turn down the master channel until the highest peak is reaching a maximum of -6 ?

i think it makes not tooo much of a difference, but how do you guys do it?

thx for help!

What you should be doing ( if you are satisfied with the current volume levels of your channels) is highlight every channel and bring them all down by an equal amount until your master is peaking at around -6 db. This way everything is brought down evenly and your mix still stays the same.

And everything sounds too quiet then just turn up the volume of your speakers