How important are near fields for mixdown?
That’s a loaded question! Some people HAVE to have them. I don’t like them at all. I say get the most expensive audiophile speakers/amplifier/cables you can responsibly afford that are full-range. Getting used to them is a world better than going back and forth between big and small… but it’s purely a preference thing. If you can interpret NS10’s correctly (oh gasp!), you’re in there. My levels are clipping on my computer workstation. Should I leave the master fader at zero and turn down the levels of each track considerably (-8 to -12), or leave the levels of each track up around zero and lower the level of the master fader to around minus 6? -Scott It’s best to keep the master fader at 0 and bring down the individual tracks. If possible, remove the master fader – it can be helpful to the sound. Keep your pluggin levels such that if you bypass them, the volume of that particular track stays the same. That way you can bypass the pluggin and really see – level-matched – if it’s helpin
