Hi :) after seriously listening to chart music I've to reverse my opinion about the hints Bob Katz is giving. I wasn't aware how disgusting actual chart mainstream music is mastered, concerning to the usage of compression. Obviously I didn't listen enough to actual chart music. It must be said that it's nearly impossible to compress music like it is done for today's chart music, by using 'normal' compressors. I guess they are using some special effects to do it, or it is done by using an insane combination of 'normal' effects. The mainstream music I know before, very seldom was such an extend compressed. I don't guess somebody will compress or loud his mastering unintended this way. If somebody should try to do it by using 'normal' compressors, I think the K-method will anyhow fulfilled. Mastering done quasi without headroom actually seems to be a fashion and can't be done by accident using 'normal' effects, without abundant effort. The most important hint might be, not to try, to master music this way. Fashions wax and wane and I know even mainstream music that isn't mastered contending this fashion.
Pardon, I was mistaken. Ralf _______________________________________________ 64studio-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users
