The War on Loudness

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The War on Loudness

 ·  Posted: 16.02.2008 - 16:57  ·  #1

This is an issue which is rising in discussion like a "do" or "don't". I am not a mastering engineer, but it's interesting to follow. Here's an article on the Rolling Stone website: http://www.rollingstone.com/ne…h_fidelity

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

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 ·  Posted: 16.02.2008 - 17:48  ·  #2

I normalise to 0db and that's it. The only thing I compress is the drum kit to get a punchier sound. So my CD's are probably quieter than those with dynamic range compression but if that means it don't stand out so be it. I'd rather have the dynamic range.

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 ·  Posted: 16.02.2008 - 19:02  ·  #3

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/…orever.htm

^ this is the best thing I've read on this issue.

It's terrible (overlimiting) it makes music sound like muzak.

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 ·  Posted: 16.02.2008 - 22:41  ·  #4

Normalizing to zero dB is absolutely okay, maybe applying some Waves L2 to it if it

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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2008 - 00:32  ·  #5

Waves L2/L3 is a very expensive plugin.

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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2008 - 11:56  ·  #6

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Re: The War on Loudness

 ·  Posted: 18.02.2008 - 15:58  ·  #7

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 ·  Posted: 18.02.2008 - 15:59  ·  #8

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