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Old 3rd December 2006   #7
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Originally Posted by Lupo View Post
try phase reversing one of the channels so you only listen to the difference product between the original and chrunched file. Should give you a clear indication of what to listen for in the Mp3. Creaky highend, broken glass" artifacts, flanging/phasing sensations.

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Andreas Nordenstam

Thats a wealth of information Andreas....Thanks. It would be hard to get accurate statistics, but at some point, and maybe we have already reached it, more people are listening to MP3 than an audio CD. If that is the case, then I would guess more attention has to be focused on final MP3's regardless of the coder process?

With Wavelab you dont even have to phase reverse. Instead you can do a file comparison and then play the difference.

My next question is why I can convert a loud pop song (maybe -9dbRMS) to MP3 in Wavelab, then upload it to Myspace, and it will still sound relatively quiet. And yes I have tried a non-mastered (-14dbRMS) with poor (not loud) results.

Can anyone share the secret to obtaining a loud song on Myspace?
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