How do you achieve the same loudness as professional tracks while not clipping? I know this is the main idea of a mix down and it takes years to understand mixing properly but I’m trying my best to keep my track as loud as the reference track without clipping but no luck.
I’m using the voxengo span plugin to adjust my track to the reference track with the spectrum analyzer but at the side it’s showing that my track is peaking at 6 while the reference is peaking at 0. However, when I use the spectrum analyzer stock plugin in ableton, it’s showing -3/-4 for my track and around -1 for the reference. I’m a complete beginner so apologies if I’m not using precise language…some of it is just gibberish to me. I’m using compressors and saturators on my drums, kick, and bass. I also have a limiter and compressor on my main channel. Any comments are appreciated.