A. Pack

[John Pale]

I think -31 should still be okay for you. As I understand it, -31, essentially leaves your audio level untouched from the original AIFF file, where the default -27 setting reduces your overall audio level. This is why you often have to jack up the audio on ‘Hollywood’ dvds to hear the dialog (though the effects then blow you out of your chair), which are mastered using this setting.

[John Fishback]

I regularly push my audio to -6 so the track plays a bit hot. I use -31 in A.Pack and haven’t had a problem.

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[Eric Sampson]

Thanks guys for all your help!