How to find the loudest part of a mix?

Turn your monitor level all the way down until you can't hear anything. Slowly turn it up. The first thing you hear as you turn up the monitors is the loudest thing in the mix.

1. How do you find the loudness of a mix?
2. How do I increase volume when mixing?
3. What dB should you mix at?

How do you find the loudness of a mix?

5 Proven Techniques That Will Make Your Mix Louder

1. Loudness Technique #1: Slotting.
2. Loudness Technique #2: Arrangement.
3. Loudness Technique #3: Compression.
4. Loudness Technique #4: Less Is More.
5. Loudness Technique #5: Distortion.

How do I increase volume when mixing?

Increase Actual Loudness

1. Automate The Volume. You can also automate the volume. ...
2. Boost Desired Frequencies. You may also have some frequencies areas that are lacking in your mix that you can boost with a little EQ. ...
3. Compression. ...
4. Harmonic Saturation. ...
5. Dynamic Processing. ...
6. Cut Unwanted Frequencies. ...
7. Panning. ...
8. Limiting.

What dB should you mix at?

So long as your mixes give the mastering engineer room to work, and cover your noise floor, then you're in a good range. I recommend mixing at -23 dB LUFS, or having your peaks be between -18dB and -3dB.