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Ian Shepherd

@ianshepherd.bsky.social

Audio, video but mostly music. Mastering engineer, http://LoudnessPenalty.com, Perception AB & Dynameter plugins. Podcast http://themasteringshow.com

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~@tildesounds.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Really appreciate the replies so far. One thing im hoping is that we can get more so that we can start looking at the differences between subsets of data. E.g. we only have 40 entries by full-time audio professionals so far. Take the survey: forms.gle/u2Wr9pezJPC2...

stat showing that 15.2% of the people entering are full time audio profesionals
Ian Shepherd@ianshepherd.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Most music streaming services have a Distribution Loudness of -14 LUFS. So if you master above that, the level will be reduced so it’s important to check you’re happy with the results of that situation, IMO But also, many people in have questions about how loud things “should” be mastered…

Jamie Hardt@jamie.squad51.us · 9mo ago

What prompts this question exactly, I see people here using it in video game and music contexts and all I can ask is, WHY would you do that to yourself?

Ian Shepherd@ianshepherd.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Interesting, I was thinking mainly of music but of course dialogue is another important use-case. And yes, in broadcast we have no choice but to pay attention 👍

Randy Coppinger 🎙🎛🎧@randycoppinger.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Charles Pateman just gave an excellent presentation about the perils of using LUFS for dialogue mastering in games. And here's the bit that I can't stop thinking about: with increasing stress, the human voice becomes increasingly midrange. While useful, one can't set-and-forget LUFS on dialogue.

Ian Shepherd@ianshepherd.bsky.social · 10mo ago

For 24-bit the choice of dither doesn’t matter - just simple triangular is fine. For 16-bit it still doesn’t matter very much, there are so many exotic varieties at this point you may as well just choose one you like the name of 😛 Most DAWs have plenty of options & lots of people like Good Dither

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@mrcompaneros.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Also, I think I heard you say somewhere else to always dither on export even at 24 bit. Any recommended default algorithm? I’m mostly guitar based indie-ish or poor man’s string based Divine Comedy-ish style wise.

Ian Shepherd@ianshepherd.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Great question - it depends if your goal is to match the loudness of the reference. If it is, I wouldn’t touch the level, I’d just set the limiter at -1, and still match the loudness (peaks tell us nothing about loudness) I’d suggest a different approach though - details in the next reply !

@mrcompaneros.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Hi Ian. Great listen on my way home. A quick one about references. Mine are ripped from CDs so close to 0 True Peak. If I’m trying to peak at -1 as I think you recommended, is it as simple as turning the reference down a bit and setting my limiter at -1 to balance from there? Thanks in advance.