i just find it weird that music is (almost) never actually mastered to the standard level that is put forward, the usual practice is still to go loud, the default is to turn it down.

I listen to tens of new pop/rock/dance releases on Apple Music with Sound Check disabled. -14 is rare, -11 an exception. My VUs are set to -9dBFS=0VU and regularly stay in the red...

thank you. TIL

pete standing alone

#slowtechre

sounds so cool. how much work does Distressor do? the LPG feels very pleasing. inspiring stuff

4.5 might explain why some recent albums sound a bit too “warm”

hardware like Alesis DEQ-830 does the same. there’s also some RMS aspect to it, depending.

3dB tilt is good, a “balanced” mix targets pink noise distribution, and the visuals just make sense then.

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wtfis↑ w/ northern line‽ i understand they’re old rattling trains on crooked rails but this is ridic