Hello,
1st post here - I've been a lurker, and this site has helped me tremendously, but I have a new puzzling problem that I need help with and I'm unable to find a similar prior post on this topic.
I've bounced a project's final mix into a stereo file with Logic Pro's Multimeter showing a Peak Level of -7.2, a RMS level of -21.2, and a LUFS level of 23.3. The multimeter plugin is located in the final space of the Output track, so I think it should be reading the final output levels, especially considering that both the Output track and Master track faders are set a zero (0) and there are no other activated plugins on the Output track.
I next imported the final mix bounced file into a new project created for mastering purposes, leaving both the Output track and Master track faders also at zero (0), and no other plug-ins activated. When I play the mix track and only have the Multimeter active on the Output track, the levels then change to Peak = -0.2, a RMS level of -14.2 , and LUFS -16.2.
I think the levels should have stayed the same since I cannot see any faders or plug-ins that would have changed the levels, however the levels appear to have changed from the final mix to the initial mastering with nothing more than a bounced audio file being imported into a new mastering project. I have the same experience with the final mixed bounced files to both m4a and .wav formats, so I don't think this is a file format issue.
How did that happen, and what changes do I need to make so that the levels remain the same?
Thanks.
Bob B.