Metallica - A Silver Lining on the Loudness Cloud?
September 19, 2008 - 12:51
With the release of Metallica’s new album, “Death Magenetic,” an unprecedented backlash from fans and listeners have cast a new spotlight on the “Loudness Wars.” And this might be just what the industry needs...
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Loudness War 'In Real Life' - Anecdotal Evidence
July 29, 2008 - 10:25
A lot of people use the excuse “Well, I want my tracks to sound as loud as...” -- which is one thing. Others use the excuse “Well, a lot of people are listening in cars and on trains with iPods and such and I want everything to be heard...”
Anyone who’s ever actually listened has another story...
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Anyone who’s ever actually listened has another story...
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Why Aren't My Mixes 'Loud' Like Commercial CD's?
February 03, 2008 - 19:28
More accurately, the question you should be asking yourself is "Why don't my recordings have the potential to be as loud as commercial CD's?"
(This is an incomplete post - a partial post I posted on an audio forum - to be updated soon)
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(This is an incomplete post - a partial post I posted on an audio forum - to be updated soon)
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Proper Audio Recording Levels
January 22, 2008 - 00:19
You're probably tracking too hot. Here's why...
This entry was viewed over 110,000 times in 2008, nearly 300,000 times in 2009, picked up by and published by Pro Sound Web in 2011 -- And is *still* waiting for tweaking...
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This entry was viewed over 110,000 times in 2008, nearly 300,000 times in 2009, picked up by and published by Pro Sound Web in 2011 -- And is *still* waiting for tweaking...
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Mastering DURING the mix
January 18, 2008 - 13:54
Mastering the Mixdown
January 13, 2008 - 13:50
REMEMBER: MIXDOWN IS CRUCIAL in more ways than one. A good mastering session can go very well, or very poorly depending on what happens during mixdown. Much of this is common sense, yet much of it isn't common sense until you've experienced the fallout a few times...
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Mastering SCAMS - Let the Buyer Beware
December 12, 2007 - 00:54
READ THIS FIRST: This is going to read as a bit of a rant - To a point, it is. This is NOT a rant against “budget” mastering facilities - Come on in - The water’s fine. What this IS a rant against is deceptive facilities - The phonies, the “wannabees” - The scam artists that promise the world on a silver platter for the cost of a paper plate. I’m quickly growing tired of seeing people being victimized by these hacks, and it’s time to help “arm” the uninitiated...
(Yes, it’s back by popular demand. Can’t believe I didn’t put this on the new web site... Dated it for 2007 just to throw it down the list a bit. JS)There's More...
(Yes, it’s back by popular demand. Can’t believe I didn’t put this on the new web site... Dated it for 2007 just to throw it down the list a bit. JS)There's More...