mswlogo;542681 Wrote: > Ok, here is 30secs of this terrible recording. > > Let me know which samples you hear that clipped. > > http://softronix.com/pictures/levelperfect/a%20terrible%20recording.zip > > I hope the performer does not shoot me but I suspect after some folks > hear even this short sample they may just buy it. > > If folks agree this is crap then I'll stop now. Because my ears and > system say this is an exceptionally good recording and really shows how > good CD's can sound.
I downloaded the clip and took a look at it in Adobe Audition. The track I looked at showed no clipping at all. The highest peak was -0.19 dB. Of course that could have been dynamically limited during the recording, mixing or mastering process, but there is more than one way to do that. Not everything has to turn into a square wave clip. However, I'm confused as to why anyone would use this song to illustrate the need for dynamic range. The average playback level ranged from -6 to -9 dB with the drum strikes mostly weighing in around -2 dB. You've got an electric guitar plugged into an amp, an amplified organ, a drummer who isn't doing anything unusually subtle, and a close-miked singer who appears to have a bit of routine vocal processing added. While I like Kenny Neal and the recording is certainly respectable compared to many entries in this age of loudness wars, this is pretty standard bar band blues material. (And bar bands can be very good, BTW.) Tell me again what's getting lost in the mud at -80 and -90 dB? -- mlsstl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
