At 03.38 26/02/02 -0800, you wrote: > > digital clipping leads to audible "crackling"... but if you clip only >every > > once in a while, say on a snare, that's fine because it probably won't > > change the sound as much, but try clipping often on bass and it's >horrible. > > and normalizing won't throw off any eq'ing or anything else you do, it >just > > scans your sound file, determines what the loudest peak is, and then will > > boost the entire file to whatever level you specify (if the loudest it >goes > > is -5.2 peak db, and you normalize to 0 db, it'll essentially turn up the > > entire file by 5.2 db). > >Correct. But most pros suggest avoiding normalization where possible due to >the fact that it is actually an imperfect process that can introduce minor >imperfections. Although i cant say that i've ever noticed. But if you are >going to be limiting your final track anyway (and you should be - see >below), you should be able to skip the normalization process.
agree at all..... > >and commercial releases are much louder than things > > we release because... they're commercial - people with huge racks of > > tube/analog equipment get paid to work on the tracks until they're loud as > > hell without clipping. >Yeah, true, but it not all analog hocus-pocus and mystical valve magic. In >every case, the basic process is raising the apparent volume through >compression and limiting. word...... nowadays modern pop production has reached levels of uncontrollable madness on compressing everything....most of the top hits in the pop field are going to be compressed in a ridiculous way... I mean, even if there is only a voice whispering or such it's almost the same volume of the full track going.. Peace DD --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
