Hey guys,
so i've been noticing that even when i slam it into a limiter... which i KNOW isnt mastering... it still isnt nearly as loud as a commercial volume... which is fine because i plan on professionally mastering my tracks anyways... but for my own curiosity i'd like to try to acheive that loudness (which may or may not be a good thing to some folks, but thats besides the point)
i've read about peak clipping which usually clips the kick and snare (loudest peaks in a master track) so you can compress/limit it even harder to acheive more volume.
NOW... this sounds like it would warp the sound and could potentially be a bad idea... that is my first assumption.
my second idea is.. "hmm maybe this is the "secret" behind getting it louder"
and lastly ... my idea is that "hmm maybe i can do it a LITTLE bit before it starts sounding weird"
So my question to you guys is, what do you know about this peak clipping?
what kind of problems can it cause?
is it a big no no?
if it is something that is normal practice, are there any free plug ins that you may know about that i could use to experiment with?
Thanks y'all,
Tyler
so i've been noticing that even when i slam it into a limiter... which i KNOW isnt mastering... it still isnt nearly as loud as a commercial volume... which is fine because i plan on professionally mastering my tracks anyways... but for my own curiosity i'd like to try to acheive that loudness (which may or may not be a good thing to some folks, but thats besides the point)
i've read about peak clipping which usually clips the kick and snare (loudest peaks in a master track) so you can compress/limit it even harder to acheive more volume.
NOW... this sounds like it would warp the sound and could potentially be a bad idea... that is my first assumption.
my second idea is.. "hmm maybe this is the "secret" behind getting it louder"
and lastly ... my idea is that "hmm maybe i can do it a LITTLE bit before it starts sounding weird"
So my question to you guys is, what do you know about this peak clipping?
what kind of problems can it cause?
is it a big no no?
if it is something that is normal practice, are there any free plug ins that you may know about that i could use to experiment with?
Thanks y'all,
Tyler