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Originally Posted by Bang  I don't get distortion from clipping converters, but I do get a good sound that is more reminiscent of the original mix then by using a limiter. If you are distorting, things are wrong. |
If you are clipping, you are getting distortion. There's no way around it. Whether it becomes obvious or objectionable in a specific instance is another story. That's where the intention of your response goes right.
The absolutes are the problem. In addition obviously to using one's ears, without getting the full story, how can people make educated decisions? The distortion may indeed be pretty benign and sound better than a limiter for a particular application, but there's no free lunch in this business, and no one-size-fits-all solution.
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By wrong I mean driving a mix that doesn't have a balanced frequency and isn't dynamically stable, or driving it way too hard.
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Then I guess we had better only get jobs from people who give us great mixes. (I wish!)