Mixing for mastering gain

[Split]

@billcarroll

Using trim at input and from plugin to plugin in the chain can help prevent inter-sample peaks, which is a fancy word for clipping.

Intersample peaks are only relevant at the D/A conversion.

[Swurveman]

@curteye

Over the years I have tried that approach and the results were never
quite what I wanted. No matter which piece of gear it was.

So now instead of one piece, I use about five->six pieces in a chain,
each device adding only a slight amount of gain.

But by the time the signal gets to the end, it is ‘kickin’
with the big boys.

HTH
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Thanks curteye. I’m curious what it was you were dissatisfied with when you used one (Ultramaximizer?) element doing the heavy lifting, and what it is you are using in your chain (Stereo EQ, Bus Compressors like API 2500 etc. ?)

[billcarroll]

@Split

@billcarroll

Using trim at input and from plugin to plugin in the chain can help prevent inter-sample peaks, which is a fancy word for clipping.

Intersample peaks are only relevant at the D/A conversion.

Yeah, that was a late night post. Please erase the words “inter-sample peaks” from your memories.

[Split]

@billcarroll

@Split

@billcarroll

Using trim at input and from plugin to plugin in the chain can help prevent xxxxx-xxxxxx xxxxx, which is a fancy word for clipping.

xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx are only relevant at the D/A conversion.

Yeah, that was a late night post. Please erase the words “xxxxx-xxxxxx xxxxx” from your memories.

Done