[quote=Matt Finley][/quote]

Let me understand what you are saying. See if I am right.

Let me understand what you said. See if I am right.
I can use audio normalization, but I have to set the normalized audio volume to -3db to leave room for later mixing.
(I want to insert a sentence here. I think it is still necessary to normalize, because some sounds are really too small. If I don’t normalize, I always have to turn up the computer speakers)

Now there is a software called "Smart Limit", which can increase the volume, and it is very smart, so you can hang "Smart Limit" on each track to increase the loudness. So there is no need for normalization?

So, can I do this, for some audio files with very low loudness, I still use normalization, and then I lower the volume to -3db, and then I use "Smart Limit" to intelligently increase the brightness. Is this okay?

Finally, let me talk about my specific situation. For example, I use NEXUS software to edit a drum, the sound is loud enough, I can see the waveform and the sound is loud enough, so I don’t need to normalize. Or I click normalization in DAW, and I can’t see any changes.

However, the audio I export using BIAB or KONTAKT guitar is very small. If I don’t standardize it, the sound and waveform will be small, so I must standardize it.

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