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Bron_y_aur22
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How do I get a standard CD volume out of DAW

I have read computer mixing tutorials that say you should never give your daw track fader a db boost but how do you get your final mixdown to be at standard CD level. Is their a standard db output or is it something you do in Mixdown. I am using pro tools by the way. any help would be great
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Post Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:33 pm 
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That hot level occurs at the Mastering phase, NOT the Mixdown phase. One way to accomplish this is a brickwall limiter or a volume maximizing compressor plug-in.
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Compression.
http://www.studiorecordingengineer.com/ftopict-1223.html
Limiting
http://www.studiorecordingengineer.com/ftopict-1426.html

That's how they do it. Even out the wave's amplitude, and raise the volume.

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so I would first bounce down my session and then import the bounced file into its own session and boost the levels there?
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You could insert a compressor/limiter plugin on the master. Or bounce it and make a new session just for mastering. The later is probably the most recommended.

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