Since October '25 I've been trying to compensate for some hearing loss by re-balancing my monitor system both for room acoustics
and hearing correction.
After much trial and error, this test mix of a
song tracked several years go is the point I'm at. The track is -18 LUFS, peak -1.5 LUFS, dynamic range 7 LU.
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Some broad feedback from the community on the overall balance (or lack of) much appreciated.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________ Audio Engineer | Amateur Musician | Once-Upon-A-Time Studio Owner
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