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Old 01-17-2022, 10:47 AM
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Let’s say you’ve done a solo acoustic recording that you are very happy with from a performance perspective and that to your ears may only need a dash of reverb and maybe the addition of a high pass filter for sub-40hz rumbles. Your actual recording levels also peaked around -6dB and the LUFS meter has the average volume level of the recording at around -18 to -20.

What would be your DIY strategy to raise the LUFS level to around -14 LUFS? Is compression the primary tool or are there other techniques you would use?

Thanks!
Bob, I've added section of videos on mastering to the AGF Members Gear Masterlist thread. It's in post #11. You might find them helpful.
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