46: How Loud Should My Songs Be?

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating. It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. Have you ever had one of your songs randomly come up on a playlist immediately after a commercial release and wondered, "why is it so quiet...and thin?" This can be a frustrating experience. It can leave you thinking that you just don't have the tools or the knowledge to get a "professional" sounding record. While there are, of course, many factors that go into the quality of a finished production, "loudness" is one factor that will reliably lie to us and make our comparisons confusing at best - or useless at worst. Understanding how we perceive loudness, how we control loudness and how keep loudness from lying to us are absolutely key to a successful DIY production. In this episode you will learn:What "loudness" even means in the context of a production and why it's more than just turning the volume knob in your car up or down. Some reasons why you may want to make your song louderWhy things that are "louder" can sometimes sound better and why this is dangerousThe history of the loudness wars and why they're actually slowly coming to an endWhat you sacrifice by pushing your song to louder levels A brief overview of the concept of "dynamic range"A better way to compare your mixes and productions to commercial releasesSome helpful analytical tools and techniques for figuring how loud your song should beAbout dynamic range through real-world examples the guys play for you to compareAnd more!Where to Find the GuysThe DIY Recording Guys Website - www.diyrecordingguys.comVadim's Studio Site - Get your FREE test mix today! - https://calmfrogrecording.comBenjamin's Studio Site - https://dreamloudstudio.comLeave a rating. Be a friend - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1494761702