Radio Ready Song vs Brick Wall version - Please help

[danoan522]

I too, would like clarification on this issue.

[danoan522]

I see this has been answered here:

Radio Ready Song vs Brick Wall version - Please help - RECORDING.ORG



Hi, I?m a bit confused about the ?radio ready song ? version vs the ?brick wall? For today?s contemporary music you want to have your mastering levels

[Smurfpiss]

There is no standard as all radio stations may use different limiters and different settings for their limiters... Some use the limiter to actively squeeze the signal while others use it transparently to catch overs, most go by the latter.

[edva]

Radio will ALWAYS add more limiting to your track. Definitely best to leave some dynamics, as is usually the case anyway. "Brickwall" stuff gets old real fast, and sounds even worse on the radio. IMHO.

[Bill@WelcomeHome]

Everybody wants their stuff louder than the next guy, so they cram everything into the top 3 to 6 dB, killing all the dynamics.

Bob Orban, who's company makes a popular radio limiter, wrote a good article on this many years ago, an how the limiter clamps down on these types of signals moreso and makes them quieter than a signal with some actual dynamics.

I suggest making music that sounds like music. Over-compressed signals sound harsh, and most listeners don't sit through very much of a harsh unpleasant signal, they move on.