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Posted : Jul 27, 2005 12:47
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Well I have a question on the matter, how low can the peak go in the mix ? I mean in db's - what could be the cons to make one or more parts more silent (6-8 db lower) ?
I'v cheked released tracks and it seemes they all been maximized to 0 +/- 2 for most of the length (besides the in/outro), is it a rule or something ?
P.S. I am still talking about dance orientated music.
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Dagas
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Posted : Jul 27, 2005 16:13
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the L2 maximizer manual says that you should set the threshold between -4 to -6db. So i suppose you can have your entire track peak at -6b then use your maximizer to pump it to -2db with no problem.
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Posted : Jul 27, 2005 18:45
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I had some doubts and now I am sure - didn't manage to explain myself fare well, sorry about that.
The thing is dynamics is a very important tool in music and that is not a secret. It is being used to build excitment and interest in almost any serious musical composition and is being forgotten in electronic dance domain, the question is why ? Is it some technical difficalty ?
Dagas, thanks for the reply, didn't answer my question, but still good to know 
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fuzzikitten
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Posted : Jul 27, 2005 18:59
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There was a thread regarding this a little while back, but I think what you're noticing is the 'louder is better' creep that is killing dynamic range.
Most articles discussing this are based on pop-radio genres, but I believe that any music that is DJ'd will suffer the same trend: over time the music becomes more and more compressed to be as loud as every other track.
So you'll find that overe time more and more dance music has a very flat volume curve over the track (other than the intro outro).
Everyone wants to be just a little louder/punchier than everyone else and so uses a little bit more compression. Thus the average gets louder.
I don't believe this is a rule, just a trend. Having quiet parts in a track means it will need the volume boosted to have it blend well with other tracks, but I don't necessarily see this as a bad thing.
Bring back dynamics!
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Freeflow
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Posted : Jul 27, 2005 19:04
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Yeah fuzzkitten! lets bring back the dynamics...
it will sound better 
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