I don't worry about the volume levels being different. As Charlie pointed out, some RT's are recorded hotter or cooler than others.

Very similar to what happens in a real studio. That;s the reason there are faders and gain controls on mixers and DAWs.

The important thing to be aware of is that the "recorded levels" are sufficient to give a good signal to noise ratio so that noise is not readily apparent in the track or the mix.

Mixing at lower volumes actually ensures a better mix. You've heard the expression that "everything sounds better loud"? Well, there's truth to that so mix at lower volumes. You can always find ways to increase the volume of a final mix, whether through the compression and limiting that gets applied or cranking the volume knob up to 10.

And yes.... for what it's worth, my tracks in RB are lower in volume than the same project/tracks in BB. Since that's not the final destination for the tracks, it matters not to me at that point. Once they get into Sonar, that's where they all get to the levels as needed for the final mix. That topic could easily fill an entire book.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 12/25/15 03:56 AM.
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