Peak vs RMS volume: why should you care?

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This is THE best and clearest explanation I've seen on this topic. You earned yourself a subscriber, keep up the good job.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Cheers Magnus! Gotta make all this stuff as straightforward as possible, its complicated enough!

[@ManontheBroadcast]

I totally agree...

[@Renaxelo]

so why do you think the louder the better in human perception ? I still don't get it.

[@OscarUnderdog]

@@Renaxelo it's just an observation of how we really perceive things. Not a value judgement :)

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[@JtheMunch]

I would like to add my two cents. This is all true and great. It might leave true beginners with a wrong impression though. Video 2 of this series goes into this though so go watch it! High RMS at all costs is not strictly how perceived loudness is increased. Some dynamic range is necessary because otherwise everything will sound extremely "squashed" and lacking "punch" which is antagonistic to perceived loudness as well. The best additional way to increase perceived loudness is through EQ. Cut out unnecessary mud from the lows. Shave off energy from an instrument to increase the energy of a competing instrument. SIDECHAIN. Add some saturation to instruments that need to break through. Use the entire frequency spectrum in a precise manner to truly unlock high perceived loudness.

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[@OscarUnderdog]

Big praise, thanks!

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We need those techniques to get that perceived loudness ASAP !!

[@OscarUnderdog]

Once you've really started understanding the video's content, then check out LUFS. It's a measure similar to RMS but also accounts for the brightness of a sound. Once you've got that, you've pretty much there!

[@LSSTmusic]

man i've been mixing and mastering my own tracks from a home setup for something like 10 years and this is the first time RMS actually clicked for me. definitely got a sub from me ahaha

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Clear, concise and straight to the point explanation.

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Please do video 2 :) Very good advise ! Wish i heard this sooner.

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game changer! cant wait to drop my first track using this info

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You explained/taught this better then my audio engineering teacher...

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Fantastic video with an extremely clear and well explained definition of the science behind volume. Thanks for making this

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Best video on this that I have seen. Should be required viewing for newbies in audio production as it would help them a lot.

[@majorwaley3604]

Thank you soo much 👏👏👏... I've known the term rms for years but I always underestimated the power it has in the final product of my song. Now that I know, I'll utilize it as much as I can

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[@briancase6180]

This is very good, and takes a sightly different approach than other instructional videos on the subject. First, you're 100% correct: understand a little about mastering as early as possible. Second, though, it's a slight secret that most producers keep a minimal, default mastering chain on their master channel as they are producing. It can be as minimal as a limiter, but there's no reason to not do this if you're producing electronic music. It will let you know that you're doing reasonable things from the get-go.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Totally agree with keeping a limiter on the master and then checking that you're barely using it. That's a good working level if you ask me 😁 gives you confidence you are gain staging wisely.

[@briancase6180]

Right! Even you're starting, it's very helpful to hear how things work together and also to hear your music at similar loudness to finished tracks. Nothing, at least to me, was as demoralizing as hearing my music so terribly soft compared to released tracks! ☺️

[@briancase6180]

I should add one more thing: peak to RMS is not dynamic range; it's called crest factor. It's subtle and maybe not worth worrying about, but if we're going to be professionals, we should learn the terms of our art. At least I think so (but I'm a professional nerd...).

[@prettypointlessvideo]

@@briancase6180 peak to trough is dynamic range, I think that's what he said also. I never heard of crest factor thank you :)

[@briancase6180]

@@prettypointlessvideo nope.. Dynamic range is a property of a channel, a thing, like speakers. Dynamics is a property of music or sound. Sorry.

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It's in the pipeline, just need to polish off the little infographics for it 😘

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[@jordillach3222]

1:57 My brain is wired to find loud better when it has to be and worse when it's loud but it should be quiet. Dynamic range lets music breath, let it breath!

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