Hey
I have been reading many articles recently with regards to the art of mixing, and how we should mix to conservative levels (not overloading the master buss) which in turn undeniably causes our mixes to sound more natural, transparent, and dynamic. Many articles claim to save the "loudness" part to the mastering stage. However, with this in mind I also came across the following article
Master a song loud, without killing it stone dead
in which he explains NOT to make your mix "loud" at the mastering stage (using compressors/limiters, which cause dynamic range to "squish") but instead to aim in achieving a "louder mix," thus using less compression/limiting when it finally comes to mastering your song.
So ideally (from what i can fathom) we should really be mixing and mastering at very conservative levels to achieve a "good" dynamic range and "good" overall perceived volume?
any thoughts
dave
I have been reading many articles recently with regards to the art of mixing, and how we should mix to conservative levels (not overloading the master buss) which in turn undeniably causes our mixes to sound more natural, transparent, and dynamic. Many articles claim to save the "loudness" part to the mastering stage. However, with this in mind I also came across the following article
Master a song loud, without killing it stone dead
in which he explains NOT to make your mix "loud" at the mastering stage (using compressors/limiters, which cause dynamic range to "squish") but instead to aim in achieving a "louder mix," thus using less compression/limiting when it finally comes to mastering your song.
So ideally (from what i can fathom) we should really be mixing and mastering at very conservative levels to achieve a "good" dynamic range and "good" overall perceived volume?
any thoughts
dave