Hi,

I'm trying to be more cognizant of sound levels when I'm mixing, but I'm confused. Here are the variables as I see them. I have Serato and a controller connected to two speakers and a sub.

Volume controls: 1. On the speakers 2. The master volume on the controller 3. The trim on each channel 4. The volume control of each song on Serato 5. Fader for each channel

Meters: 1. One for each channel for serato 2. Master meters on controller 3. meters for each channel on the controller

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I keep reading "don't redline." But where? Serato meters often redline for me. The ones on the controller do not.

I do think I hear some clipping and distorting, but should I turn the volume down on the Serato control? The trim? Master?

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Does anyone have a good tutorial on this or a clear way to learn this topic? Thanks!