RMS levels are just a question to me only because I honestly don't know what, where, and how to apply it to anything. RMS metering seems like a mixing technique I've been skipping, and I never really thought of it to be such a big issue until I've seen a lot of talk about it recently.
I just have a few questions, and fyi, I use iZotope's maximizer since it has an output RMS meter on it as a tool in which I meter RMS.
I hear a lot of talk about the kick should always hit at 0 (before gain staging), which I have been doing, but I've been doing that with peak volume, not RMS, is the whole kick hit at 0 think supposed to be peak or RMS?
What is my track's RMS levels supposed to be after a good master? I hear a lot of people say that RMS should be -6 as a standard, yet I personally, after a master, have seen my RMS levels hit at about -6 -> -1 with around -5dB of gain reduction on my limiter. *1
And lastly, are there any "golden rule" numbers to look for when metering RMS levels? like should my low end bus be a certain RMS compared to synth bus?
I'm sure that this question is pretty far out there, but I feel it's the little questions like this that can make a difference in your mixing and mastering portions of production. I'd appreciate any help that you guys can offer, and even if you guys have any general knowledge on RMS levels that is worth sharing, please feel free to share.
Thank you.
*1: That's an error on my part, I pushed my mastered track into Pro-L with a -32dB setting for my RMS and the song is hitting at around -7 RMS, NOT -6 -> -1
Submitted December 29, 2016 at 03:34PM by yayger1 https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/5kydce/i_want_to_learn_more_about_rms_levels/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Thursday, December 29, 2016