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Thursday, June 2, 2011
The Proper Level For Your Home Monitors
Great article by the esteemed recording engineer Bob Katz on setting levels (or calibrating) your home or project studio speakers and audio equipment when mixing and mastering tracks.
Decent mastering takes quite a bit of study and years to get good at it, but first things first, you'll want to play Pink Noise through your system in order to set the proper fader (or volume knob) levels for your equipment. Pink Noise should be set at 83 dB. A power saw from three feet away is about 110 dB.
Here is a decibel chart to compare how loud other instruments and sounds might be to your set-up. While Sound Pressure Level (SPL), Loudness, and Volume are all related, each term has its own unique interpretation and application.
Decent mastering takes quite a bit of study and years to get good at it, but first things first, you'll want to play Pink Noise through your system in order to set the proper fader (or volume knob) levels for your equipment. Pink Noise should be set at 83 dB. A power saw from three feet away is about 110 dB.
Here is a decibel chart to compare how loud other instruments and sounds might be to your set-up. While Sound Pressure Level (SPL), Loudness, and Volume are all related, each term has its own unique interpretation and application.
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