Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
I have been in the "normalize or not normalize" discussion on other DAW forums, and some people love it, some people hate it. I say learn what it does and you decide if you want to use it or not. I have never had one single person, even the guys with the super critical ears, when listening to my music, make the comment that..."you normalized that guitar track didn't you? " or "wow, that normalization sure ruined that mix"...... nope... no one can tell me, when they hear one of my songs, which tracks, if any, or all, have been normalized.


I agree with the above.

Personally, I've yet to find the actual need to normalize any track in many years.
As long as I have all tracks at -12 db (my personal minimum) or so I've never had a problem getting a good mix regardless of the amount of tracks.
It the original tracking doesn't have adequate levels due to my poor technique I'd do it again.

That's my take on it...carry on.

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