Hi everyone,
I know this forum is mainly aimed at Logic x, however I am still using Logic 9 pro and wondered if you could help me.
I am currently recording my bands demo and I have a few concerns about the sound levels in logic.
Firstly I think it would be helpful if I gave some information about the project. On the first song:
The drums currently play at at around -19db Rhythm Guitars (have been double tracked ) -15 db , bass -10db , Lead guitar -19db (even though it sounds at the right level, despite being "quieter" than the rhythm guitar.)
When I recorded the rhythm guitars, I originally recored each section individually, and then mixed them down into one wav file @ 24bit 44100. Everything "sounds right" however the wave files now appear very small despite retaining their loudness. Is this something that I should be concerned about?
Secondly, the track overall, averages around -22db - 17db when I play an acoustic guitar, and the electric guitar distorted is around -17 - 12db (when played with other instruments.
I can hear the track perfectly fine if i turn the volume up 6/16 bars on my iMac. I have a set of KRK Rokit 6's if this information is helpful at all. I also have been recording with an apogee duet 2 and a peavey 6505 +.
None of the sound levels are clipping like they were before I turned everything down and mixed relevant sections i.e each rhythm part into one track. Prior to this, each time I would try and record an overdub , e.g bass it would cause clipping , however it is no longer doing this which is great!.
I would like to basically know if what I am doing is correct and whether these kinds of Db levels will be suitable for mastering or are they "too quiet" despite being able to hear them ok. I have basically tried to keep all levels at these kinds of ranges to allow mastering to increase the volume of the overall track.
Is this all ok? Sorry for the long post