[linux-audio-user] Re: [ANN] jamin-0.9.0 release

[Dave Robillard]

On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 19:32, Alastair Couper wrote:
> While we're on the subject, could anyone point to a tutorial or something  
> similar that covers mastering? Big subject, I know, but I am wanting to  
> know more about it. Does anyone have some Jamin presets that they could  
> share ?
> 
> Seems like there is a big concern in some genre that one's recording  
> sounds "as loud as" anyone else's. Leads to a bit heavy handed  
> compression, I think. Beyond allowances for various redistribution EQ  
> types, what is being achieved ?

Go to soundonsound.com and look at the "technique" articles.  There's a
mastering section in there (though it's much emptier than the other
sections).  There's an article specifically about the "loud at all
costs" issue actually.

soundonsound.com is your friend..

-DR-