26 Sound recordist operation: balancing
The balancing act
Once you're satisfied with your mixing ability, you must ensure that you're able to operate without having to constantly look down at the mixer panel. Obviously, watching a discussion amongst contributors to anticipate the next speaker, you must know the operational position of your faders by touch alone. You must also recognize the sound level you require by listening to the output, so that you don't need to continuously watch the meters, an occasional glance is all that should be necessary.
Deliberate sound peak
However, meters are a guide to keeping the overall dynamic range of your output to within about 20 dB, the broadcast requirement. Although it gives you peace of mind to know ...
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