Mix at -14VU

Sara Carter calibrates her master bus VU meter at -14.1 She hits her drums at -14 so they hit the plugins a little harder.2 I like to push up to 3VU when I Use a VU meter to dial in saturation.

  1. Gain Staging Made Easy Using a VU Meter - YouTube ↩

  2. Gain Staging - First Simple Step To Set Up Your Mix - YouTube ↩

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