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The Mastering Show #93 - Do you NEED to be mastering loud ?
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- The Mastering Show
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- Jun 19, 2024
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- 5453
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Summary
I’m always arguing for balanced dynamics rather than loudness for it’s own sake, but some people have a different opinion - high loudness is important, and even beneficial. Nick Di Lorenzo is one of them - he says that loudness is important regularly on his YouTube channel. So in this episode I invited him on to explore that idea in more detail, and really get into the nuances of the topic. Do you need to be mastering loud ? Topics include: * The practicalities of loudness * What makes things sound loud anyway ? * Record labels versus loudness * Why loudness IS important * Why LUFS don’t matter, and * The difference between loudness and LUFS Full show notes on our website https://themasteringshow.com/episode-93