Hello Everyone!
I'm a longtime snail mail trader and have been downloading shows for just a short time(4 months or so).My question is this: How many shows that you download have low recording levels? It seems like every other show I download,the person who uploads the show doesn't do a very good show boosting the levels.Until I start uploading shows and master shows that I have,are you able to adjust the levels when you upload? Or does it just depend on how the levels were on the master recording when it is uploaded? Thanks for any help..............
I suppose some folks who don't use wav editing software to master their recordings would simply pass along the recording as it was taped, which could include having very low volume. I've picked up a few shows in the past that had peak levels in the -15 to -20 db range. Couldn't hear them in my car over the engine rattle.
Personally, I master everything on the PC and normalize to 0db (hell, if it just means knocking the tops off a few snare drum smacks, I'll hard limit the sucker even more). But I still want the dynamics between the loud/soft parts of the show.
It's all just personal preference I guess.