How loud should my track be before mastering?

I recommend mixing at -23 dB LUFS, or having your peaks be between -18dB and -3dB. This will allow the mastering engineer the opportunity to process your song, without having to resort to turning it down.

How loud should Melody be mixed?

It should be loud enough that the low frequencies are rich and powerful, but not so loud that it masks the bottom-end of the snare drum. These can be almost as loud as the snare if they’re used sparingly, but if they’re heavily featured they should sit a little further back in the mix.

Should I master to 14 LUFS?

The best mastering level for streaming is an integrated -14 LUFS, as it best fits the loudness normalization settings of the majority of streaming services. Although other measurements like the true peak value and other metrics need to be considered, -14 LUFS is the best mastering level when considering loudness.

How loud should songs be on Spotify?

As long as they aren’t overprocessed. They also shouldn’t be much quieter than −14 LUFS. You should leave at least 1 dB of headroom. Though Spotify recommends mastering louder tracks to −2 dB true peak.

How loud should hi hats be in a mix?

The thing you want to create is a “nice even sound” as when your song gets mastered the low and top end will become much louder and much more defined than before. If you absolutely must have a volume level for your hi hats, I would suggest -20 db.

What dB to use for mastering?

Most mastering engineers recommend having the loudest part of a mix at –5 dB from absolute ‘0’ dBFS. This means you should have the loudest section of the mix 5 dB lower before the peak level of ‘0’.

Where should vocals sit in a mix?

Tip #1 – Here’s a top notch trick to get your vocals to sit on top of the mix nicely. Send everything but the vocals to their own aux, and apply a very subtle compressor (only a few dB’s reduction). Side chain the lead vocals to this compressor. This will dip the track by a 2 or 3 dB’s every time the vocals come in.

How loud is a 808 mix?

Make It Loud! Just make it loud in the context of the mix. Start with all your faders down. Bring up the 808 so it’s at a reasonable level in your DAW (probably somewhere around -18 dBFS ).

How loud is a drum set in dB?

Complete drum kits usually oscillate between 90 and 130 decibels, but many factors can affect their level of intensity. The number of decibels will depend on the material, size, and depth of the drum. It will also be affected by how hard the drummer is hitting, the style of music, and the environment.

Is LUFS louder than LUFS?

LUFS simply stands for ‘Loudness Units Full Scale’. The measurement for LUFS is ‘Loudness Units’, and the ‘full scale’ refers to the comparison to 0dB being the loudest point along that spectrum before clipping.

Does Spotify increase volume?

So how does it work? When a master gets submitted to them, Spotify analyses the relative loudness of the song and simply turns it up or down to match their target playback level using simple, non-destructive gain changes. No different to pulling the fader down on a track.

How loud is LUFS?

LUFS stands for loudness units relative to full scale, while LKFS stands for Loudness, K-weighted, relative to full scale. If your track is louder than -12 LUFS, Spotify will reduce the gain of your track to play it back at a lower level.