stupid question but how do you do it?
i got this example, i mixed everything and set all mixer faders to 0 then adjusted percussions by ear and not going over -3dB on the master channel. after i adjust the rest of the rlements i was near 0dB, so i marked ALL mixer faders and set them down until i hit about -5 to -3dB, correct?

then i started to include my master channel preset with all my plugins, EQ, 2 comps, limiter and 2 magic vsts lol autoadjusters sometimes i leave them out or apply only some small bits like from Gulfloss etc. then my LUFS hit the -7 suddenly, where would you now turn down the volume? to get to e.g. -9 Lufs?
a) on the Mixer Faders just turning all down EQUALLY
b) turn down output gain in EQ, Comps etc from Master bus?
thx