"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Iain Churches
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I am very happy that for the music in which I am most interested,
Baroque and early Jazz, the finished mix master is used for CD
production without being subjected to "mastering enhancement"

I have some very good audio clips (no pun intended!) of the various
stages in mastering, including what is commonly known as "impact" and
"spread", and multiband compression with EQ.

Some tracks peak at -1dB FS and have a dynamic of 6dB. But they have
been skillfully processed and sound a lot better than one would expect.
Perhaps this would be a good topic for a new thread?

Probably. However mainly because others may be less careful than yourself!

I just bought a couple of 'new' (i.e. remastered) sets of CDs of classic
Jazz. Both are noticable LOUD and hit the 0dBF led on my meters regularly.
(I'm currently using some old CDRW audio recorders as CD drives. They have
useful meters so show this up.)


I too have a couple of redundant CD recorders, which are very useful for
metering.
My master recorder has a peak hold button which is very useful.

I also have a number of RTW PPMs taken from various consoles. They
have a D conncector for 24VDC, and signal inputs. But my favourite is the
so-called
"table-top" model, the 1206 which has a built in psu, and so just needs an
IEC
mains cable and signal inputs - balanced on XLR +6dBu/1.55V 10k or on
RCA connectors adjustable from 155mV to 30V 47k

https://www.google.fi/search?q=rtw+1...ILd_Is0FnjRMM:

One interesting idea for PPMs is the "matchdead" display - a single red
segment to
show peak, while the green column shows perceived level.

Useful too is the Dorrough range of meters.
Their 40-A is a loudness meter and
found in most mastering suites.

https://www.google.fi/search?q=dorro...7kJ6HlvkM828M:


Iain