Hi
When I use normalize in the off line processing the values are -10 and -23.
Are these default values OK to use for each track in respect of mixing ?
I’m wondering how Steinberg came up with those values as a default.
As far as I can see the values get stored in the preference files when you quit Cubase. So whatever value you used last is going to be recalled. That makes it easy to change values to something of your liking quickly.
Hi,
Direct Offline Process always allows you to use the last settings (thats its goal). So once you setup your Maximum peak Level to -10.00 dB, it will offer this value next time.
The default Maximum peak Level value is -3.00 dB.
Those default values are imho sensible choices. For transient heavy signals (like percussion or drums), you can peak normalize to -10dbFS, which leaves some headroom for further processing, for loudness normalization the value -23dB LUFS is the recommendation of the EBU R128 standard.
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Thanks, I’m thinking it’s easier for me to use at those defaults than start messing around.
Hi Martin, If the default is -3 peak how come when i first use the normalize it’s -10 ?
You’ve been using Cubase for a few years now, haven’t you? There is a chance that you went to this dialog and entered this value yourself at some time in the past, possibly just trying out something.
Yes. But not really knowing what I’m doing has led to different mixing because of different values. It’s more of a time constraint as well. Actualy sitting down for a good period of time to learn things when your trying to write stuff before you forget. So in the future -10 and -23 it is.