Why is audio track volume normalization always awful?

onslaught545@lemmy.zip · 4 days ago

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · edit-2 4 days ago

Because not enough people are using the free compressor TDR Kotelnikov

Thorough rundown of the art of compression through the lens of TDR kotelnikov plugin.

another review and demo of mastering and mixing

Also more people need to produce audio using the LUFS measurement of loudness.

Youlean has a very nice free LUFS Loudness Meter.

video rundown of tool

Lasherz@lemmy.world · 4 days ago

Nice, I had no idea they’ve been working on normalizers like they’re the cure for cancer. My experience has been the same as OPs, pretty crap.

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 4 days ago

The can of worms goes deeper, signal analysis…