Soundcloud Sucks (Adds Compression To Clips)
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LLL
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I expect some compression, but it's really bad with a mostly polished clip.
This doesn't sound like typical hosting file compression or lower quality mp3 format, it actually sounds like a big slathering of audio compression on top of what has already been compressed/limited.
Interesting thing is I didn't notice it until I started really polishing my clips (recently, with my Apollo acquisition).
Years before, no problem - but I did a very basic limiter setup.
So, I either gotta not polish my clips (not bloody likely), or go for a lower LUFS when limiting.
This doesn't sound like typical hosting file compression or lower quality mp3 format, it actually sounds like a big slathering of audio compression on top of what has already been compressed/limited.
Interesting thing is I didn't notice it until I started really polishing my clips (recently, with my Apollo acquisition).
Years before, no problem - but I did a very basic limiter setup.
So, I either gotta not polish my clips (not bloody likely), or go for a lower LUFS when limiting.
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TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
https://www.loudnesspenalty.com is your friend. It’s a really good tool for making sure your mix gets out there unscathed. I think SoundCloud’s audio codec is trash, personally, but I do have a premium account because it’s a very easy way to get your music to other people.
Do you frequent TGP or SOS, LLL? I spend more time on SOS than SDUGF these days, and these types of topics will get far greater traction there than here, with only a handful of members interested in this sort of stuff. It’s a bit of an echo chamber here as a result. I’m not a fan of TGP, but it’s wildly popular. It has a lot of ‘internet wisdom’ based on folks just blindly quoting other folks, I find SOS has more actual engineers who make their living engineering that post, but I could be mistaken about TGP, too.
Do you frequent TGP or SOS, LLL? I spend more time on SOS than SDUGF these days, and these types of topics will get far greater traction there than here, with only a handful of members interested in this sort of stuff. It’s a bit of an echo chamber here as a result. I’m not a fan of TGP, but it’s wildly popular. It has a lot of ‘internet wisdom’ based on folks just blindly quoting other folks, I find SOS has more actual engineers who make their living engineering that post, but I could be mistaken about TGP, too.
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VinceT
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Search YouTube - mastering engineers have been mastering for streaming at -14 LUFS for a while - on the upside, it’s having a positive effect on the loudness wars - on the downside, it can compress tracks that are mastered hotter. I’m currently aiming my masters at -12 LUFS as I haven’t burned anything to CD for years.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
You have to weigh LUFS v average Peak. Either measurement in isolation doesn’t tell you much.
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