Ozone Maximizer Boost & High Heardroom Values

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Ruukh
Ruukh Member Posts: 6 Newcomer
edited October 2024 in Traktor Software & Hardware

I typically run with -12db headroom in the Traktor settings, since it provides a nice safety margin for 4-deck mixing and B2B mixing with redliners..😅

From what I have read and seen, I should set the boost of the maximizer to 12, i.e. the same as the headroom.
Does such a high boost value introduce any audio artifacts, pumping etc?

I ask because I have not seen any videos or posts of people using more than 6db for each setting.

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  • Ruukh
    Ruukh Member Posts: 6 Newcomer
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    I checked your post. One reply there linked to this:
    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034896/uploads/2DQYJXACEJWS/ozone-maximizer-guideline.pdf

    Stating the the boost value should not exceed +6db.
    Seeing how that post and pdf are two years old, is this still the prevailing advice?

    I reckon +6db would be fine enough, as I can just turn up the master if needed.
    Unless I am overlooking something?

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  • DJDQmusic
    DJDQmusic Member Posts: 36 Member

    I've been asking this question myself.

  • Ruukh
    Ruukh Member Posts: 6 Newcomer
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    I checked your post. One reply there linked to this:
    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034896/uploads/2DQYJXACEJWS/ozone-maximizer-guideline.pdf

    Stating the the boost value should not exceed +6db.
    Seeing how that post and pdf are two years old, is this still the prevailing advice?

    I reckon +6db would be fine enough, as I can just turn up the master if needed.
    Unless I am overlooking something?

  • lord-carlos
    lord-carlos Member Posts: 4,173 Expert

    But does the boost maximizer even kick in, in that case? Because you don't hit the threshhold.

  • Ruukh
    Ruukh Member Posts: 6 Newcomer
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/173015#Comment_173015

    Damn, I didn't think of that, thanks 😅

    Maybe then the better question would be:

    I occasionally use 4 decks and often do B2B mixing with a habitual redliner.

    In the past I set the headroom to -12db in Traktor.

    Does the ozone maximizer make that unnecessary?

    Can I just use -6db headroom, set the maximizer boost to +6db and let the wonderful new maximizer handle the rest.

    (I know one obvious answer would be to get the guy to stop pushing the volume 😂)

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