# What level do you tend to hit your mixbus at?

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**Category:** Q&A Jon Castelli\
**Created:** [January 13, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/what-level-do-you-tend-to-hit-your-mixbus-at/17511 "2026-01-13T13:28:33Z")\
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How hot do you usually hit your mixbus and whats the thought process behind it if i may ask?

mixing into it, i default to 0dbvu with peaks around ~2.5dbfs, but theres lots of people that keep saying you should leave 6db of headroom making me question my gainstaging