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 -- 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 -- 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...