On 04/12/2016 02:25 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: >> Why would 3 weeks of work on 25 tracks be thrown to a >> mathematical function that will move one fader ? > > ??? > > That still sounds like you're confused about it. > > If you normalise the master output, it does not affect your mixing > balance at all. All the mysterious "mathematical function" does is: > 1. play the song through a "peak hold" meter. > 2. look at the maximum peak level, say it's minus n dB FS. > 3. play the song again with the master fader at plus n dB FS > 4. save the result > It is equivalent to the guy who listens to the music turning the volume dial on the amp. It does not affect the mix at all. If you export too soft, s/he will have to turn up the amp. One positive side effect of normalization is that you get the best signal/noise ratio for the exported target (usually 16bit). If the loudest peak is at 0dBFS the whole [16bit] range is available for dynamic range. If the digital peak is at -6dBFS you get one less bit dynamic range (with integer encoding). ciao, robin _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
