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Originally Posted by Lagerfeldt Mastering wise: same eq/comp settings (perhaps minding the subs and super highs) but less digital limiting or digital clipping may sound better on many commercial radio stations. As mentioned above, hard limiting/clipping will not make things better on air. |
Why should we only allow less digital clipping for radio, but not the version that people actually pay for when they buy the CD. That's exactly what is wrong with this whole industry when it comes to mastering.
I was listening to The Beatles and then Jeff Buckley yesterday, and the first thing I thought was "Wow...these albums sound really good because they're not so smashed." Obviously the talent is there first and foremost, but part of what made them so enjoyable to listen to (from an engineer's perspective) was the fact that they're not so freaking bright and over compressed. The fact that I have to turn the volume up a little to listen to Hallelujah didn't bother me one bit.