Automatic Gain Compensation

[Avgatzeblouz]

Sorry if I missed someting there (I think I did), but are the meters inside Nebula accurate ? Input, output, and gain reduction ? 2 reasons for my question :
can we use the input/output info given in Nebula to do proper gain staging and unity process ? I think so, by listening to it, but I would like to have RJ's opinion about it. There must be a reason on using the Vu-meter instead of the info inside Nebula.
And is the gain reduction info accurate ? I ask because I hear lots of compression when the meter tells me -1/-2 dBs. I know in Acqua we have to do without the meters, but what about Nebula ? Or is it for some libraries only (Sum-100A, Chandly, come to my mind/ears).

Thanks for your input/clarification, I think this thread is extremely important. I remember listening to some demos by Slate for his virtual console thing, and when auditionning the processed vs unprocessed mix, well the processed was essentially louder...Not better. This must be avoided in our choices to make the best mixes we can, and I work quite hard for that, always bypassing plugins, the entire chain, etc... to make sure I'm going the right direction.

[basaristudios]

No, you can not use the Nebula meters, they are not accurate at least for now but they are working on it.

[ndarjeelingmusic]

Hi RjHollins,

Just to be sure (sorry for my bad english):

1) If i use your method (i use Pink noise's Tone Generator plugin from Presonus):
Could i need to leave acqua's input trim to -18dB or adjust 0db after adjust trim with VUMT please ? (is it same schedule for Eq and Compressor?)

2) if i adjust to -18LUfs EBU (with LUFS Meter Klangfreund for example) for calibrate it because seems to be more precise, is it working too ?

Thanks by advance
for your great help

[fr3udes]

Hi RjHollins,

Just to be sure (sorry for my bad english):

1) If i use your method (i use Pink noise's Tone Generator plugin from Presonus):
Could i need to leave acqua's input trim to -18dB or adjust 0db after adjust trim with VUMT please ? (is it same schedule for Eq and Compressor?)

2) if i adjust to -18LUfs EBU (with LUFS Meter Klangfreund for example) for calibrate it because seems to be more precise, is it working too ?

Thanks by advance
for your great help

I'd say... do whatever you want until it sounds good. You'll know it overloads because you'll know, and if nothing really happens, that's probably because you're hitting Nebula too lightly. At the end, what works is what you like, not what you're supposed to get.

Not sure i'm helping, anyway.