Something weird is going on here and I can’t find a solution for it;
As usual I have T-racks3 as a brickwall-limiter/eq/compressor in my effect chain on the master with a preset I always use.
Lately (I think since I use 7.04?) the master clipping light comes on, (but only on 1 or 2 older songs I tried to remix) DESPITE the bw-limiter…
The control room is NOT on!
What I normally do is; set my master in Cubase to 0.0 DB and adjust the input softer (than 0DB) in T-racks; the output is set to 0,3 DB in T-racks: that works very well for me.
But with these older songs I’ll have to raise the volume in T-racks above (+2 or 3 DB) 0 DB to get a well “perceived loudness”.
These older songs where made with Cubase 5 or 6, also with T-racks3 in the same configuration; then it didn’t clip…
I’ve tried several things to solve this, but can’t find a solution.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
I’m on a 8 core Mac with Lion and use a Tascam DM3200 as an interface with firewire connection…
It may come down to your source too. If your mixed has a ton of high frequency information and an extremely compressed dynamic range that’s enough to break any limiter. But that’s an extreme case.
Are you sure your master fader, which would be post-limiter, is set to 0?
Well, I’m not sure it’s the source: without a limiter it clipping red light goes on, only at the loudest parts as usual.
When I switch on the limiter, I clearly can hear it works (EQ and volume) and clips in about the same way as without the limiter.
What I find strange is that normally I’ll have to set the input in T-racks lower (at about -2 or 3DB) to achieve a well working mastering.
With the song which is causing the troubles, I have to raise (!) the input about 2 or 3DB’s to achieve max loudness
Thinkingcap: I’m not sure if I understand you; Which point are your meters set to monitor…?
Limiter insert in 7/8; interesting, but I’ve allways (and only) used them just in 1/2 in the master-insert.
Curteye: yeah: I use T-racks3 for some years now with great success (or I don’t know better) never a problem, only maybe the quite high cp-usage, but that’s allright with me so far.
Just some days ago this started to happen…
Ah, now I understand; maybe the language; I’m from Holland…
I’ve had it in “after fader listen mode” that’s post fader am I right?
Btw; there’s no difference in sound when I uncheck the “after fader listening mode” and the clipping light goes on in both ways…
No there´s no difference in sound it´s simply the point where the metering happens. But if you want to see the signal on the output, metering channel input will not show any processor in the signal chain.
Try the following: Put your limiter into insert 8 and try again…
What happens…?
Hmm, I was busy trying to put the limiter in 7/8, but in the mixer, only 4 can be inserted (as is with every instr. channel in the mixer; in the inspector I can put 8)
Until now can’t find a way to put it in 7/8…
I keep on searching…