My Avid is calibrated so that 0db is -20vu. I zero out the Mackie board (a 1402) at 0vu. When I edit, I run levels to about -14db Avid / +4 to +7 Mackie VU meter. Not hitting “yellow” on the board meters. The exported file when I play it back out of the PC before even going to Squeeze is lower. I feed the PC audio back into the audio board as well and zero out that pot. By looking at the board meters, the audio is peaking at -7vu. That is a big drop.
Most deliverables for me are DVD’s and WMV’s. I notice the audio level change right away.
Is my workflow wrong? Have the “rules” changed that your now supposed to mix to 0db?
Brent
Brent Hurlock
President, EditVision