Ozone Maximizer Loudness Settings

[prizzi]

Hello,

Needing a little help understanding this.....

I realize that some libraries master their own music but when you submit to TAXI
what is the target LUFS you aim for? What Ozone Maximizer settings should I be using?

For my final mix I usually shoot for between -6 and -10 dbfs before mastering. But I also want to avoid too much limiting so as not to distort. So what is the best process? Still a newbie here.

-Phil

[edmondredd]

short answer: between -14 and -10 LUFS
However, it will depend on the genre of music you're doing or the target requirements set by a publisher or a library.
If you're doing electronic music, you could aim for -8, -7 or even -5 for loud festival music
Metal music hover around the -9 mark.
That being said, don't rely much on those figures as a must hit by, but rather a loudness ballpark. As long as your music still sounds good, you should be good!
HTH

[prizzi]

Thank you for your help!

[cosmicdolphin]

Very Genre dependant and then if you sign them to a library they will likely tell you what they want.

Best be guided by the reference tracks and aim for the middle of what they measure at.

[jefflaplante]

Like many have said before, always give the publisher/library what they ask for. One of my libraries wants as loud as -6 LUFS (Pop and EDM), and another wants as quiet as -16 LUFS (Tension/Suspense)

[prizzi]

Thank you all so much for your help. I am still learning Ozone. So from what I have read, I would set that loudness manually in the Target LUFS setting in Maximizer right? Ozone will then bring up the level to that setting correct? Am I understanding what the manual is saying?

So you can import a reference track and measure the loudness. One that is done you can either gain match automatically or set it manually.

I guess I am flying blind because I have not worked with a publisher yet.