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Abhay
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Registered: May 2004
Location: mould coast
Keeping volume levels steady

Hi Guys,

I find that a lot of tracks are recorded at different voulmes...

sometimes it's just different sections of the sound that are diffrent volumes.. one track might have much louder bass than another, or one might have a lot higher treble...

when your about to switch to a track with different volume, and just about to fade....

how do u guys ensure that the volume will be right, and won't go up or down??

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Freak
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Registered: Jul 2003
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needle jump/fast forward to the loudest/busiest section of the track and match the meters, then match the cue level to program level using my ears (not meters) too.

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CosmoKid
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does your mixer have level indicators? (those lights that bounce up and down)


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Abhay
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Registered: May 2004
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quote:
Originally posted by CosmoKid
does your mixer have level indicators? (those lights that bounce up and down)


Once i get the cash, i'll buy a set that does...

right now i use my laptop...

BTW...

do ALL mixers come with 4 channels... and how much will a mixer with 4 channels and the level indicator go for??

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Wraith
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Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Palos Hills, IL

quote:
Originally posted by Freak
needle jump/fast forward to the loudest/busiest section of the track and match the meters, then match the cue level to program level using my ears (not meters) too.


Yep this is what I do. Overtime I've gotten pretty good at judging where the levels are by ear and since I usually beatmatch in my headphones with the tunes blended together I just adjust the levels while I'm beatmathing.

One odd thing I've noticed, and maybe I'm just nuts, but I have a few tunes that on the EQ meter they're hittinbg where I need them to tbe but when I mix it at that level it's noticeably lower than the outgoing track. Anyone ever get this??

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IntegraR0064
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Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Phoenixville (Philly), PA

quote:
Originally posted by Wraith

One odd thing I've noticed, and maybe I'm just nuts, but I have a few tunes that on the EQ meter they're hittinbg where I need them to tbe but when I mix it at that level it's noticeably lower than the outgoing track. Anyone ever get this??


Yeah it depends on the mixer to an extent. It happened a LOT when I had my gemini mixer back in the day, and a fair amount with my behringer. Now with my denon dnx1500 it's really rare...the level meters are much more accurate.


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IntegraR0064
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Registered: Apr 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by Abhay
Once i get the cash, i'll buy a set that does...

right now i use my laptop...

BTW...

do ALL mixers come with 4 channels... and how much will a mixer with 4 channels and the level indicator go for??


All mixers meant for djing have level indicators. As for four channels...do you mean four channels or four inputs?

What I mean is..most mixers have two channels, but you can hook up at least four inputs to it. Then you just switch which input is which channel. For example you have two turntables and two cd players hooked up. You are playing vinyl on channel one, then mix into vinyl on channel two, then switch channel one to the cd player and mix into cd on channel one, etc. The only difference between that and a four channel mixer is that you can only have two of your four things playing on the speakers at a time, whereas the four channel would allow four at a time.

Since you're obviously a beginner, I'd probably recommend the two channel version, since it's a lot cheaper and you won't be mixing more than two things at a time.


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adx
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I personally start drifting away everytime I mix, so I usually just listen through my cue and match them there.

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IntegraR0064
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Registered: Apr 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by Nou
All mixers come with at least 4 channels in the sense that on a 2 channel mixer you will have 4 inputs....

that dosnt make sense at all... but i gotta take a crap so im not gunna change it...


Go ahead and take your crap, I already explained it.


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[Chriz]
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One odd thing I've noticed, and maybe I'm just nuts, but I have a few tunes that on the EQ meter they're hittinbg where I need them to tbe but when I mix it at that level it's noticeably lower than the outgoing track. Anyone ever get this??


happens on my behringer as well...


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Wraith
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happens on my behringer as well...


It doesn't happen very often though and less so after I got my X1500 it just miffs me a bit to have the levels on the VU meters spot on and it still be noticeably quieter. Oh well......

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Wraith
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quote:
Originally posted by [Chriz]
happens on my behringer as well...


It doesn't happen very often though and less so after I got my X1500 it just miffs me a bit to have the levels on the VU meters spot on and it still be noticeably quieter. Oh well......

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