Feb 16, 2010
How to make your music loud, without killing it stone dead
[Update - I've posted a video demonstrating many of the techniques I talk about in this post - to check it out, click here.]
Today I’ll tell you how to make your music loud.
Yes, you read that right.
This post will tell you how to get your music really loud. Regardless of the fact that I’ve been interviewed on Radio 4 arguing passionately against the Loudness Wars, even though I’ve always said that the best way to get your song to stand out on the radio is to avoid pushing the level too hard, and despite having started Dynamic Range Day to raise awareness of the fact that listeners don’t care about loudness…
Today I’ll tell you how to make your music loud.
Why ? As a response to this article on MusicRader.com
(Subtitled – “Win the loudness war with our step-by-step and audio guide”)
Now immediately I should say – I love MusicRadar. It’s a great site – I highly recommend it. Masses of news, posts, discussion and information for anyone interested in music and music technology. They were one of the first places to pick up and post about how bad Death Magnetic sounded, and link back to my blog. As a result, Wired magazine and the Guardian found the story and started writing about it, and the rest, as they say, is history. The bad press generated by Death Magnetic has done a fantastic job of raising awareness about this issue, and I for one am very happy about that.
So, MusicRadar rocks.
But that post is useless.
Sorry, but there it is. My reasons for saying so though, may not be what you’re expecting.
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