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Originally Posted by @non
I is,..or looking for advise from an M.E.
Don't get me wrong Im not trying to "Self-Master"
Trying to ask generally basic questions to
Find out whats accepted as professional standards for broadcast vs the net
Get comparative advice on mixes by genre>
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I hear ya, and its good your asking questions!! There is a few terminology things I should address here.
there is no reason to be concerned about "Broadcast". they will manipulate the audio to there needs right before transmission.. Its always ideal to just give the best dynamic audio quality possible for them, because it will just get down sampled for efficacy. and in most cases heavily compressed by the broadcast process.
Home theatre usually means systems that can handle dynamics. and sharp transient events, or volume spikes. So overly limited loud masters will not be able to take advantage of the systems head room and ability to recreate large amounts of dynamic range. witch is common In movies.
So why the loudness war? why is it happening..
Its from the low end mp3 player, cell phone and cheap labtop/computer market... witch are usually used with a cheap 5$ dac, cheap ear buds or 2$ speakers that sometimes are mono and designed for human voice.. witch is nothing even close to fidelity!
(I hate earbuds BTW, and most ear buds at loud levels will cause hearing damage!, most head phones in general are prone to this inafct..)
So in this low quality market where users are enjoying a shuffle list is where this is taking place. Most all of these players are unable to recreate emotional small dynamic events. So the loudness war continues and thrives.. because there is a general fact that the louder usually most consumers like it more.. witch largely has to do with how human hearing works. And lack of knowledge of how to use a volume knob.
There are some people that actually love the sound of the distortion coming from there crap player.. Or phase manipulation from a sound bar stereo effect. Just look at how popular that big brand name that start with B and end with a e is.. most of their products straight up change the sound..
Its shame really, but right now there is nothing that will stop it.. its hear for a while. So it true we live in a age where mastering is very important, mixes must translate the best we can get it!! (witch is a whole topic in itself)
So what you really want is to just make the music to sound the best for what you are trying to achieve. Balance wise. this is genera dependent.. the louder the better, but do not compromise the dynamics and lose emotion just to get a few more db.. and keep in mind overly dynamic music can be distracting!! this is where mastering comes into play.. Balance is key to life and music production..
Knowing you target audience is imperative!!
I have not listened to the songs yet, I will comment in a later post! I was typing this while rendering a project..
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