| Even alot of the time getting things loud is'nt just the mixing or tracking skills, alot can actually boil down to the arrangement, speed, instruments used and dynamics of the actual track also. Evey track has it's own loudness potential.
Finding that loudest track in an album and using that as a benchmark for the rest of the record will usually result in the rest of the album being pushed too hard. Finding the track with the lowest potential for loudness and using that as a benchmark instead will result in a quieter album though much much better sounding due to the other tracks staying slightly below thier loudest potential, leaving alot of dynamics intact. This is the way I like to approach things. |