It’s dBFS (full scale) and it’s a very different 0. Well 0dB on your DAW’s meter is not dBVU. To help the engineer know when he’s running audio through the hardware at the optimal signal level for that piece of gear. When that needle hovers on or around 0dB on a VU meter that is the sweet spot of that piece of equipment. You know all those fancy pieces of analog gear? Compressors, preamps, etc? They generally have that nice old school VU meter with the jumping needle. Why -18dBfs? Well because that measurement is the signal equivalent of -0dBvu in the analog world. That’s right people, there is a digital audio sweet spot. But did you know that there is a sweet spot for digital recording? Long story short, you want to be recording your tracks at an average volume (not peak volume) of roughly -18dBfs. You read this website so you know to stop recording everything so hot in your DAW. Just give us a clip light.īut you’re smart, and you realize that their must be a purpose for fancy meters in your mix window. If that’s all you need meters for, then why have the meter at all. In fact, they only check in with their meters if they see a clip light go off. They don’t pay much attention at all to what the meter is reading and how hot their audio is (not visually, but numerically). It’s scary to see that most home studio owners treat their DAW’s meters as nothing more than a clip light. Which is why you’re here after all, isn’t it? More Than Just A Clip Light It’s not flashy, fancy, or clever, but if you learn this concept you will get better results in your current DAW and be one step closer to being a home studio master. Today I have a boring piece of advice for you that many of your other home studio buddies are overlooking.
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