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Posted by Zombie0729 on Aug-03-2004 23:31:

CD Normalizing

well, when you burn CD's, do you normalize or don't you? discuss.

Posted by jwear2004 on Aug-04-2004 02:33:

I don't because the vinyl records have already been mastered and so I just take care to match up the sound levels when mixing.

Posted by CrackedLcd on Aug-13-2004 17:49:

I normalize, just because I want the loudest point to reach 0db. Just incase I recorded my mix a few db too low.

Posted by DJ TWiG on Aug-13-2004 17:58:

I fix mine using programs like Cool Edit before burning....

Posted by D Dubya on Aug-14-2004 10:05:

First of all, this sounds like a Church Lady discussion from Saturday Night Live. Second of all, after recording, you shouldn't worry about volume levels. Like Tu_Face said, if you are doing you're job, everything should be beat, phase, stage, volume ect matched to begin with. Record and listen to things as if you were in a real life unedited situation. It gives you a whole new perspective on things.

Posted by SUNWmsf on Aug-15-2004 00:28:

I will mostly use the hard limiter to boost the recording up 6 or so Db. I've tested using the limiter vs. normalizer in cooledit and the limiter'ed version sounded a little better (TO ME).

I been using the hard limiter on my practice cd's so that they sound alittle louder.

I haven't done mastering on a mix cd yet though.

After I get more guidance on the mastering technique, then I will try to use other effects/processes.

Posted by Spin Doctor on Aug-17-2004 00:53:

quote:
Originally posted by Dirk W.
First of all, this sounds like a Church Lady discussion from Saturday Night Live. Second of all, after recording, you shouldn't worry about volume levels. Like Tu_Face said, if you are doing you're job, everything should be beat, phase, stage, volume ect matched to begin with. Record and listen to things as if you were in a real life unedited situation. It gives you a whole new perspective on things.

Possibly so, but if you go about recording a mix where you don�t leave yourself a few dB overhead just in case, one gets filed under the Spin Doctor heading of �fuck nut�.

Anyway, I think people are getting normalisation and compression mixed up again!