crosstudio
New member
i've co-wrote and produced a single that a couple of college (like WHUR) and public (like WPFW) radio stations are playing in the DC/MD/VA area.
i haven't gotten any complaints from the DJ's spinning it, or the people who I know have heard it, but i can hear a certain bit of distortion when its played on the radio that i don't hear from the CD when listening in the car, or home stereo. i know that radio stations further compress the sound, so i'm assuming that i have no more signal left to compress without distortion.
my concern is that since i've got "semi-pro" gear (and i use that term loosely) maybe i need to back off on trying to make my CD just as "hot" as the pros because obviously i can't get there.
has anyone else who "self-masters" noticed this problem?
i haven't gotten any complaints from the DJ's spinning it, or the people who I know have heard it, but i can hear a certain bit of distortion when its played on the radio that i don't hear from the CD when listening in the car, or home stereo. i know that radio stations further compress the sound, so i'm assuming that i have no more signal left to compress without distortion.
my concern is that since i've got "semi-pro" gear (and i use that term loosely) maybe i need to back off on trying to make my CD just as "hot" as the pros because obviously i can't get there.
has anyone else who "self-masters" noticed this problem?