My name also seems to be a comedy improv group...
689 Mar 25, 2011 4:02 am
Re: Bands using the same band name as you. (193 replies, posted in General Discussion)
690 Mar 9, 2011 4:10 am
Re: How do I get my final track louder? (25 replies, posted in Audio Production)
Thanks for the info everyone. I might have learned a little bit! Or, maybe I'm more confused. Anyway, I'm uploading a track that I've tried some new "mastering" (in quotations because I'm not a master by any means). Maybe you all can give me feedback?
691 Mar 4, 2011 3:15 am
Re: How do I get my final track louder? (25 replies, posted in Audio Production)
godinpants wrote:
Forget the red signals. Does it sound like it's clipping?
Mix with your ears, not with your eyes.
It doesn't sound like it's clipping, so that may mean I can pull the volume up more than what the meter says.
Are there any good articles someone can recommend on this subject?
For instance:
e.s.c. wrote:
i was, but now ive seen the light
mastering to -3dB and very mild compression now
most of the new album falls between the 1983-1991 ranges
What does mastering to -3dB mean? I've read that dance music is often mastered to 0dB. I'm not making dance music, but I'd like to know what these terms mean.
692 Mar 3, 2011 7:16 pm
Re: How do I get my final track louder? (25 replies, posted in Audio Production)
I'm all for preserving dynamics, but when the loudest part of my track is a few decibels under the quiet intro of someone else's track, I kind of wonder if I'm missing some key step.
So, let's assume I didn't care about dynamics at all. Is there a reason my DAW would be telling me I'm in the red the entire time, yet my track is still quieter than a lot of other tracks I hear (and commercial music)?
[Also,
BR1GHT PR1MATE wrote:
akira^8GB wrote:Loudness wars.
Yeah, i like loudness to be dynamic, so I at least try to keep my stuff at 1991 (cold war) levels. Then you can crank it! I think that given our music is compressed and lack dynamics naturally, we should try to keep whatever is left!
Is there some sort of reference point you use to keep dynamics at cold war levels? I'm curious. I'm trying to learn more about mixing/mastering.
693 Mar 3, 2011 5:14 pm
Topic: How do I get my final track louder? (25 replies, posted in Audio Production)
(Blah blah, loudness war, etc....)
I read the other topics and didn't see this come up.
I'm a very sporadic chiptune musician, but I've been working on it more lately. I recorded a demo of a song from my DMG, added some EQ, compression, etc, and boosted the volume till it was in the red on the meters in my DAW, which is an older version of Cakewalk Sonar whatever. Compared to chiptunes I've downloaded (for instance, that recent track from Trey Frey that was tops at 8bc last week), my track is several db quieter.
What do you guys use to get the volume up to a more "commercial" level, out of curiosity?