This video, by mastering engineer Ian Shepherd, takes a look at how to make a song ‘louder’ – using mastering, multiband compression, EQ and limiting.
Besides looking at how to make a song loud, though, it looks at the pros and cons of chasing after loud tracks. Along the way, it demonstrates some of the compromises that are necessary to make a track louder and talks about why you might or might not want to make these compromises.
Shepherd also raises an interesting issue – ‘loudness potential’.
via masteringmedia
