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Sound & Production

Volume

also called “levelalso called “fader
The short version

How loud the finished sound is played back.

A little more

The fader at the end of the chain. It changes loudness, not character.

Why you'd careBalancing volume between parts is the single most important mixing move — before EQ, before anything.
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