Hey guys... I was wondering if there was a standard volume level a normal audio MP3 or CD should be set at when recorded.
For example if you normalize a track, or set the master volume of it, what DB should the final product be at when finished to put on a CD.
I would think there would be a standard that everybody uses so that one song wasn't louder or softer than another.
Does that make any sense to anyone?
MP3 or Audio CD levels
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MP3 or Audio CD levels
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Hi!
It's not a matter of "dB", but a matter of RMS dB...
All commercial CD are mastered not to go over 0 dB (generally you master around -0.2 / -0.3) but as you may hear there are big differences between one disk and another; that's the "perceived" volume that count.
I advice you to read something about the mastering process; I find it a good starting point: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun01/a ... an0601.asp
HTH,
Regads
It's not a matter of "dB", but a matter of RMS dB...
All commercial CD are mastered not to go over 0 dB (generally you master around -0.2 / -0.3) but as you may hear there are big differences between one disk and another; that's the "perceived" volume that count.
I advice you to read something about the mastering process; I find it a good starting point: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun01/a ... an0601.asp
HTH,
Regads
Diego http://www.myspace.com/diegoinmusic
Korg M3 with EXB Radias & EXB-256 onboard
MOTU Traveler - iBook G4
Korg M3 with EXB Radias & EXB-256 onboard
MOTU Traveler - iBook G4