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Monitoring levels while mixing

Monitoring levels while mixing

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Monitoring levels while mixing

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- How do we know that the monster is huge? Do we still perceive it as huge, whether watching the show on a big movie theater screen, on a living room size TV, or on a mobile phone? Well, yes, because what determines the perceived size of the monster is the relationship between the monster and the other elements, not the absolute size of the monster's image. Now, that doesn't mean that it's the exact same experience on all the different screen sizes. In the theater, you might see a lot more details. On a phone, maybe all you get is the general idea. Regardless, though, the comparison, or context, is the key. By analogy, when mixing audio, we need to be aware of how the mix comes across at different listening sizes, that is, volumes. The listening volume, or more precisely, the monitoring level makes a big difference in how we hear while mixing, and therefore, which mix choices we make. Part of that is how the acoustic personality of a room, good or bad, becomes stronger at higher…

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