Why Mixing At Low Volume Does NOT Remove Your Room (But You Still Should)

mix translation & psychoacoustics

A common trick to getting more out of your speakers and hearing better is to simply turn down the volume and mix at a low level.

It's certainly true that this will help you make better balancing decisions, hear punch, compression and dynamics better all around.

But the reason is not that you are somehow magically reducing the impact of your room on the sound from your speakers.

Let me show you why psychoacoustics has a better answer, and how you can find the right "low" volume setting for your room.

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