I try to find a good middle ground. I don't want my CD to sound quiet but I definitely don't want it to sound like the last few Red Hot Chili Peppers albums or something. I can't justify taking my stuff to a real mastering engineer so I use Ozone--the limiter in that plugin can work pretty well if you don't push it. It's quite a conundrum, though--there's a fine line between an anemic-sounding CD and one that is just way too hot and in your face.
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