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Paul_Ferguson
Paul_Ferguson
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December 16, 2016
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Imported files play back 3 dB quieter

  • December 16, 2016
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I'm finalizing tracks for an album with some limiting and make-up gain which brings the level of each song to -1 dBFS.  Created a mixdown for each song.

I then created a new multitrack session and imported all of the mixdowns into it sequentially to get an idea, master-wise, of what the whole thing will sound like.   The maximum level on all of the imported mixdowns is -4dBFS.  Why isn't the level the same as the imported files, which is -1 dBFS?

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    Correct answer ryclark

    It's all down to the Panning Law for mixing mono tracks in with stereo ones. You can get rid of the difference by setting a different panning law in Preferences/Multitrack. See the Help files. Or just bring up the track or master level by 3dB.

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    ryclark
    ryclarkCorrect answer
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    December 16, 2016

    It's all down to the Panning Law for mixing mono tracks in with stereo ones. You can get rid of the difference by setting a different panning law in Preferences/Multitrack. See the Help files. Or just bring up the track or master level by 3dB.

    Paul_Ferguson
    Paul_FergusonAuthor
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    December 17, 2016

    I thought it must be that.  So I bumped the master out by 3 dB.  Thanks.

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