question about plug-ins and loudness

[vehicular]

For mastering - previously I used the precision limiter from the UAD-1 studio pack into a Summit DCL 200 compressor.

the trial period for the precision limiter has expired - can anyone recommend another good transparent limiter in the UAD pack?

or should i use my Amek Neve DMCL as the limiter? if so what settings make it limit as transparent as possible?


also - can anyone recommend a good spectrum analyzer that is free?
something with an average loudness meter - easy to read.

i'm basically trying to boost volume with as little digital processing as possible. is there a trick? Neve limit to summit compression? is that the answer?

[thethrillfactor]

Originally Posted by vehicular

i'm basically trying to boost volume with as little digital processing as possible. is there a trick?

[Please insert here a picture of a guy beating a dead horse.]

[vehicular]

no thrill factor - i guess that's supposed to be a joke. why waste your time screwing around on this site if you don't have any usefull info to share.

[thethrillfactor]

Originally Posted by vehicular

no thrill factor - i guess that's supposed to be a joke. why waste your time screwing around on this site if you don't have any usefull info to share.

When you do a search this some of the info you will find:

suddenly im mastering, some advice?

and....

Help mastering a Pop/Rock Ballad ITB


add this as well....

"that sound"

and you don't want to miss this one...


newbie to mastering???

and last...

How to get those SUPER Loud Mixes?


Hope this one helps the most.;

How did you learn what you know about mastering?


Mastering isn't really about EQing /compressing and making loud records. This is really premastering.

Its really having the vision, taste and experience to help a client make judgement calls on how to best maximize their audio product and help prepare it for mass production.

[ninjaneer]

Originally Posted by vehicular

... recommend a good spectrum analyzer that is free?..

try this one...

http://www.rogernicholsdigital.com/inspector.htm

tony

[Bob Yordan]

Hiya

Are there any other limiters in the UAD plug product line?

When I do my loudness experiments the PL is last in the chain,
but I only push it with approx +3dB to +3.5. It is just there to keep the peaks at 0dB as a safety plug.

Sonnox got a good limiter.

[vehicular]

thanks for the info .

just what i was looking for.

[MASSIVE Master]

Originally Posted by thethrillfactor

[Please insert here a picture of a guy beating a dead horse.]

Someone called?

[jayfrigo]

Originally Posted by vehicular

i'm basically trying to boost volume with as little digital processing as possible. is there a trick? Neve limit to summit compression? is that the answer?

Couple comments: compression ahead of limiting. And you will still want a digital limiter after the analog chain.

A good look-ahead digital limiter can react faster with vastly reduced overshoot than any analog limiter (pesky physics!). Analog can add a pleasing coloration, but a good digital limiter will have the edge for transparency.

Even if you decide to use barely any limiting, or even none, you still will want to be able to use the limiter to set a digital output ceiling (usually -0.3 dB FS) to avoid clipping in the analog output stages of consumer playback devices after it leaves your hands.

The best "trick" is to have great monitoring in a great room so you can make well-informed critical decisions, great equipment (in mastering the expensive stuff really does tend to be better than the cheaper stuff), and of course, experience. There's no substitute for that, whether mastering, recording, performing, taking out a spleen, or giving a haircut. Luckily only the spleen job could kill you if done badly.

Happy listening!

[jdg]

Originally Posted by jayfrigo

Luckily only the spleen job could kill you if done badly.

you haven't been to my barber.
zingggggg... (wheres the droll smiley?)

[AllAboutTone]

Originally Posted by MASSIVE Master

Someone called?

LOVE IT, SOMETIMES YOU GET STUPID ANSWERS.

[AllAboutTone]

Originally Posted by vehicular

thanks for the info .

just what i was looking for.

I would have asked did you use any nice hardware preamps tracking that gives off nice loud harmonic distortion , but you are using plugins....o i forgot they have no transformers dfegad
what a bummer.