| Good clipping
Hello folks i have been working for years in audio (tracking and mixing) and i have studing mastering tech for a while .The thing is i'm starting to feel good with my masters since i'm putting in practice some new and old tricks, and usualy i'm getting decent stuff on a small projets i can't send to a ME. I usually play with conservative compression, parallel comp too, judicious use of EQs, MS tech, .........
The last stage almost always is clipping. And then i get the sound i want near to (good, no crazy loud) ) commercial bump. This is the pain moment for me. I became to obtain smooth sound with enough dynamic feel but the clipping stage is like to throw away all these good sound to get one o two db to bring up the sound . I learned to be no agresivve and sometimes clipping give me these loudness help with almost no harsh working a lot.
I usually clip a Avalon 747 a little and it clips lovely with no side effects. But the right thing to gain these 2 dbs is in the last step (IMO) and i thing is maybe on digital last step (before dither)
I don't spec for miracles here but i heard Crane Song HEDD can give you these 2 db of judicious clip loudness. You can splash the converters and expect for a sound not so 'clipped'...IS IT?
What do you mean?
Do you use analog for the last clipping thing or these HEDD?
I know you must start with a good mix and this is the BIG TRUE i checked it all this years, a dynamic mix and no empty usually get you no problems for loud masters.
I expect it won'n be a typical loudnes crazy thing thread and sorry for my limited english.
I expect for a Bob Katz early recovery. Great book and friendly man. |