When we’re mastering our music, we typically try to make our song(s) as loud as possible. Our ears (and those of our listeners) interpret louder as having more energy and consequently better. When we drive our mixes too loud, too “hot”, we run the risk of clipping and distortion down the line when our music …
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Maximizers and limiters both allow you to turn your track or mix up without clipping, but is there anything which sets them apart? Are they two different names for the same thing? Let’s compare the maximizer vs limiter to get to the bottom of this. Maximizer vs Limiter What is a Limiter A limiter is …
There are a lot of ways to measure loudness. Considering the loudness of your finished song STILL needs to be competitive to… well be competitive (sigh), it’s important to understand the different metrics for measuring loudness. In the past I’ve talked about LUFS vs dBs, now let’s talk LUFS vs RMS. LUFS Vs RMS RMS …
Mastering for vinyl is a different process than when you intend to release your music digitally or on CD. Digital masters work just fine for a CD release (they are what are used when making the DDP creation). Vinyl has certain limitations which you don’t run into with a digital or CD release, so let’s …
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