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MASSIVE Master · 6th December 2006

I can show you file after file at -12dBRMS that are *apparently louder* than file after file at -10dBRMS. The number doesn't mean all that much.

And generally great sounding mixes done by teams of proffesionals at every single stage in the game working with core sounds that are tweaked for hours - days before the "RECORD" button is ever pressed for the first time - It's not a big surprise when that kind of quality sounds better @ louder.

I'm not sure what your experience / gear / capabilities are - But the vast, vast majority of mixes will *never* have the "loudness potential" as those that can handle that type of abuse.

Personally, I wish *none* of them would... But that's for another thread.

6th December 2006	#11
MASSIVE Master Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago (Schaumburg / Hoffman Est.) IL Posts: 2,701 Verified Member	I can show you file after file at -12dBRMS that are apparently louder than file after file at -10dBRMS. The number doesn't mean all that much. And generally great sounding mixes done by teams of proffesionals at every single stage in the game working with core sounds that are tweaked for hours - days before the "RECORD" button is ever pressed for the first time - It's not a big surprise when that kind of quality sounds better @ louder. I'm not sure what your experience / gear / capabilities are - But the vast, vast majority of mixes will never have the "loudness potential" as those that can handle that type of abuse. Personally, I wish none of them would... But that's for another thread. __________________ John Scrip - Massive Mastering, LLC - www.massivemastering.com Spoon-feed a newb some answer and he'll mix for a day - Get him to think about it and figure it out for himself and he'll mix for a lifetime --- JS