Loudness is still one of the hottest topics in mastering. In this episode we discuss why louder is better, but Too Loud is worse. And...

- Why you must set the gain FIRST
- How your plugins are fooling you
- Optimising dynamics for online loudness
- How loudness matching can be liberating
- 90% of mastering in nutshell

Links:

Audio Bloggers Live
http://productionadvice.co.uk/audio-bloggers-live/

Radio loudness – the Truth

Loudness research

Perception plugin

Spotify loudness

Dynamic range database

Dynameter

The Mastering Show #6 - Loudness

This is the show where we cover all aspects of mastering. If you're interested in mastering, want to learn how to get better results mastering your own music, or even want to be a mastering engineer, this is the show you want to hear.

The Mastering Show #6 - Loudness

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