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Be careful with that - YouTube and Spotify (probably) do different things with the audio. According to this, YouTube could be applying compression to the audio which could affect the results of analysing audio from YouTube. In either case, I agree it's a great sounding mix - if that's the sound you're after, it's definitely worth using that as a reference track.

I don't think that's the way it works unfortunately. Once a mix has given up it's dynamic range, it's gone. Consider two mixes: Mix A targets -8 LUFS. The kick drum peaks with the rest of the (squashed) mix. Mix B targets -14 LUFS. The kick drum peaks higher than the rest of the mix. When played back at the same volume, the kicks in mix B will be louder than the rest of the mix and will really let you feel the oomph. You wouldn't be able to do that in Mix A because the mix is already squashed and there's no further headroom. You might be able to do some ducking on the kicks or something else that's clever; it might work, but it's likely to sound less natural than simply having more headroom to emphasise the peaks.

Plugins like Mastering the Mix Expose and ADPTR Streamliner will help you with target loudness levels for the various platforms. From the Expose release notes, it looks like Spotify is -14 LUFS ±2dB. My advice (for what it's worth) would be to aim for -14 LUFS. That way you'll have a good amount of headroom to preserve dynamics. Dynamics are important because they are what keeps your song sounding punchy where it needs to be, and also preventing ear fatigue. I have a few CDs from circa 2000 during the loudness wars. They sound great when you start playing them because of a psychoacoustic phenomenon that makes louder sound 'better'. Problem is, the constant loudness starts to grate after a while and it's not that pleasant to listen to the whole album even though the music's good. If it's too quiet, it'll get turned up. If it's too loud, it'll get turned down. But nothing can restore the dynamic range. If it's mastered too loudly, you'll end up with a squashed and quiet song that will sound weaker than one that fully utilises the available dynamic range.

Wasn't aware of this; thanks for letting us know.

I like Overloud. They make some great plugins and offer free updates.

True, though the line is ever-so-slightly blurred for Linux software running on Windows using the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Still, I wouldn't hold my breath for running something like a DAW in WSL (yet?).

No plugin can ever hope to escape the gravitational pull of Ed's plugin collection, and the field grows progressively stronger with each new addition ?

No, but you should get an email with a code that makes NEOLD U2A $99.99, and combine your voucher with that.

Maybe A-ca-ca-cu-cu-ba-boo-ga? ?

Looks awesome! Hope you had a great time!

Not quite - I posted a deal for the (paid-for) Platinum version with 250 IRs. Looks like Hybrid Free is a taster version with 10 IRs, but is free. So this is a deal in its own right!

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Thanks for sharing. It's the first time I've seen a video from that guy, but I like his style - I appreciate the unbiased opinion.

I'm probably misunderstanding what you're saying, but please be sure of what you're buying: Cinematic Trio is a 3-pack of sounds/presets.

I can't remember a single time when Toontrack multi-packs (Drum Midi/EZ Keys Midi/SDX 3-pack) went on sale; I'm guessing this is because they already represent a discount vs buying the individual items. Your best best is probably to wait for a store-wide coupon. T+S used to do these (but are unfortunately out of business). Best Service sometimes have something like $20/$40 tiered vouchers.

I loaded the forum and saw only ~15 deals. For a moment, I got worried until I saw this thread ? Have a great time Larry!

I saw the short lines and initially thought it was/tried to read it as a poem. Only half way down did I realise that it's just columnized text ?

Does anyone recommend the Wedge Force instruments? I already have some from OTS and AmpleSound.

There's a slight difference though. You can copyright and earn royalties off a track made with synthesizers; I don't think you can do that with AI generated music. Makes no difference in my case though; I would need to finish some tracks before I have anything to sell ?

Interesting how the video equates a modern-day riser to a classical-period crescendo; I'm guessing crescendos are no longer viable because dynamic range has pretty much been eliminated in modern day mixes.

Looks like the issue has been resolved; I got a correct serial.

I think that's an important point that many overlook. Some cloud-based AI solutions run on a neural network and we don't know 100% what they do. ChatGPT was recently banned in Italy because of GDPR; it takes in data but it's impossible to extract, correct, or remove the data that's been input.

By any chance were these bought in the era when you could only buy boxed DVD products?

Good luck. Let us know if you manage to fix it; it might be helpful if we ever get into the same situation.