How to Make a Track Louder Without Distortion in FL Studio
Boost your track's volume safely using Fruity Limiter. Discover how to reach commercial levels while keeping your audio clean and punchy.
Achieving a loud mix requires controlling peaks without destroying the natural punch of your transients. This process involves using a limiter to raise the average level while preventing the signal from crossing the digital maximum.
Follow these steps
Set the Master Limiter
Place Fruity Limiter as the very last effect on your Master mixer track. This ensures no other plugins cause clipping after the volume boost.
Establish a Safety Ceiling
Adjust the Ceiling knob to -1.0 dB. This creates a safety buffer that prevents the audio from distorting on different playback systems.
Increase Gain Gradually
Slowly turn up the Gain knob while listening for distortion. Stop increasing once you hear the drums lose their 'snap' or when the audio sounds 'squashed.'
Fine-tune the Limiter Envelope
Adjust the Attack and Release knobs to ensure the limiter reacts smoothly. A medium release usually prevents the 'pumping' effect often heard in over-compressed audio.
Common mistakes
- Pushing the gain so hard that the waveform looks like a flat brick.
- Ignoring the 'Ceiling' setting which leads to inter-sample peaks.