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Re: Can I 'cheat' on LUFS by adding silent parts?

Still... if you have these sort of ideas, why not just try them out for yourself and measure the differences in LUFS and do some blind tests to see what you think of the differences subjectively? Just how long a 'quiet section' would you need to graft on to a typical 3m30s pop track to make an appr...
by Vlaaing PeerdWed Jun 14, 2023 9:44 am
Forum: Mixing, Mastering & Post Production Topic: Can I 'cheat' on LUFS by adding silent parts? Replies: 11 Views: 706

Re: Can I 'cheat' on LUFS by adding silent parts?

Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated! I was wondering about this, as I still struggle with especially EDM productions to get it equally loud (in perception) with commercial ones, even though average dB in LUFS are the same and suspected these elements would make it louder. So effectively: - ...
by Vlaaing PeerdWed Jun 14, 2023 9:33 am
Forum: Mixing, Mastering & Post Production Topic: Can I 'cheat' on LUFS by adding silent parts? Replies: 11 Views: 706

Re: Can I 'cheat' on LUFS by adding silent parts?

Thanks, with silent I actually meant adding more quiet parts of music, not entirely silent. Without having a look I'm not sure they would be -10dB below the average, I'll get back about that.

I'll have a read on the BS1770 standard, that might provide some insight :)
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Jun 06, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Mixing, Mastering & Post Production Topic: Can I 'cheat' on LUFS by adding silent parts? Replies: 11 Views: 706

Re: Potential problem mastering for Spotify, Youtube etc.

Perhaps I don't fully understand the question, but to me it appears the TS is worried about how the media upload sites handle the 3 separate parts and adjusting it to the same average loudness, which breaks up the balance between these three. If that is the case, by my knowledge you can only avoid i...
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Jun 06, 2023 6:59 pm
Forum: Mixing, Mastering & Post Production Topic: Potential problem mastering for Spotify, Youtube etc. Replies: 7 Views: 339

Can I 'cheat' on LUFS by adding silent parts?

First of all, I think LUFS is a good thing. All that maximising to comparable commercial releases has more than often made my tracks sound worse rather than better. If I however understand the material and interpret a few tests with audio files correctly, it appears to me, you could increase the lev...
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Jun 06, 2023 6:41 pm
Forum: Mixing, Mastering & Post Production Topic: Can I 'cheat' on LUFS by adding silent parts? Replies: 11 Views: 706

Re: Natural sounding headphones.

I used to use HD650s but found they were a little 'tight' on my head. For long sessions, I'm also after comfort. These days I use Beyer DT880s, which I find very comfortable, suitably neutral - well let me explain - they have a bit of a HF lift - but that helps my ageing ears. I have the HD650 and ...
by Vlaaing PeerdFri Dec 03, 2021 11:34 am
Forum: Recording: Gear & Techniques Topic: Natural sounding headphones. Replies: 40 Views: 1951

Re: How Important is Tonal Balance For Mixes That Will Be Mastered?

I gave it a wide 3dB boost at 700Hz (on the mixbus) and this produced a better overall balance. When boosting it, did you notice any particular parts that really came up and improved that balance? I guess in those instruments you could try to fix an overall 3dB increase. Perhaps by EQing or just ra...
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Nov 23, 2021 6:43 pm
Forum: Mixing, Mastering & Post Production Topic: How Important is Tonal Balance For Mixes That Will Be Mastered? Replies: 18 Views: 554

Re: Getting "Analogue Warmth?"

yet there's a real interest in re-introducing all of the stuff that engineers in the "good old days" worked so hard to overcome and avoid. Yes, but they worked in an era that is defined by that sound. I had the luxury of moving from analogue to digital. I too noticed that a super clean di...
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Nov 09, 2021 8:30 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear & Techniques Topic: Getting "Analogue Warmth?" Replies: 17 Views: 953

Re: Getting "Analogue Warmth?"

One other thing that took me a while to figure out: noise. When recording with outboard gear you also record a lot of noise. I initially thought this is unwanted, so the more digital, the less I had to deal with it. I found noise has a glue-like effect on multitrack recordings, mostly noticeable in ...
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Nov 02, 2021 3:30 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear & Techniques Topic: Getting "Analogue Warmth?" Replies: 17 Views: 953

Re: Getting "Analogue Warmth?"

For what it's worth, I did use to re-route through (cassette) tapes to make sound more pleasing. In the early days I started out with Tascam and Marantz multitrack cassette recorders. There I noticed that slightly overdriving the input signal evened out the dynamics and had a very pleasing 'drive', ...
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Nov 02, 2021 2:59 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear & Techniques Topic: Getting "Analogue Warmth?" Replies: 17 Views: 953

Re: low end on jazzy guitar won't fit in the mix

Thanks for all the suggestions and feedback everyone. To the question why it was working live...not entirely sure. I think you are more forgiving when listening to a non-repeatable live song and I suspect the PA has something to do with it. Also live the guitar drowns a little in the mix and is turn...
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Oct 05, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: Mixing, Mastering & Post Production Topic: low end on jazzy guitar won't fit in the mix Replies: 32 Views: 1152

Re: low end on jazzy guitar won't fit in the mix

awjoe wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 5:51 pm What is it about recording that produces masking when the live situation doesn't produce masking?

That is a valid question here and for which I must owe you a reply until I have done some more listening. I'll get back about this one.
by Vlaaing PeerdTue Sep 21, 2021 5:59 pm
Forum: Mixing, Mastering & Post Production Topic: low end on jazzy guitar won't fit in the mix Replies: 32 Views: 1152