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If you're asking yourself "How loud do the top producers mix?", then you're asking the wrong question.
Try asking "How soft do they mix?".
That's right, that's what we said. Below we reveal the reasons Top Producers mix at lower versus higher levels:
1) Mixing at high volumes for long periods of time can cause permanent ear
damage. Yes, it's true...long term exposure to high levels can ruin your ears. If your ears are your assets, best treat them right.
2) High mixing volumes for long periods cause your ears to over-compensate for both high end frequencies and low end frequencies. If you only mix at high
levels, your ears will run out of gas within a couple hours as opposed to mixing at softer levels which allow you to hear accurately for longer periods of time.
3) Mixing loud may sound great in the beginning, but re-listening to the same
mix a day later at soft levels will reveal a myriad of imbalances. However, the opposite is not true! Achieving proper balances at soft levels tends to
maintain the same achieved balances when heard later at loud levels.
Are we saying to mix only at soft levels? No, of course not. In fact, it's
necessary to mix loud for a minute or two to ensure proper balance on the low end spectrum of your mix. Also, in order to ensure effects and EQ's aren't saturated, it's necessary to mix for periods of time at moderate levels. But overall...the
best balances are achieved at lower mixing levels.
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