Join Justin Colletti as he explains why the common loudness target of -14 LUFS is probably too too quiet for most styles of music, and just how loud you might want to push your records, depending on style.
You’ll learn how to make your mixes sound louder WHILE sounding better, Read more...
How loud should your master be? It’s a common question, but the best answer depends a lot on your genre, production style and goals.
Streaming services like Spotify would have you believe that shooting for -14 LUFS in your masters should be good enough, once their automatic volume normalization does Read more...
Ever wonder how hot you should be setting your levels in mixing and mastering? In the real world, the targets are not what the streaming services recommend. And it varies by genre!
Get all the details here, with Justin Colletti of SonicScoop by listening to real before and after masters Read more...
What kinds of files should you be sending to your mastering engineer? Should you be leaving your buss processing on or off? How loud should your mixes be?
I answer all this and more, in detail, in today’s episode. Short written versions of the answers can also be found below Read more...
Louder is better. At least it sounds that way. There are good reasons to level match your music for truly objective critical listening decisions. And there are also good reasons not to bother it at all. Justin Colletti discusses both sides of this subject.
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