Levels in Digital Audio
How loud is too loud? Holger Lagerfeldt explains digital audio levels, and how to maximize your gain structure.
Wax Pick: Magnet – The Tourniquet
<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2Fc80ca1d5-3b1f-4545-816f-f98f9327ffe5&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2Fc80ca1d5-3b1f-4545-816f-f98f9327ffe5&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> Norway’s own Even Johansen pulls on a lot of electronic stylings to color his folk-driven sound. Nowhere is the balance between the two struck more perfectly than on his 2005 album The Tourniquet. It’s a very lazy album at times, yet remains inspirational throughout. Even’s raspy voice carries listeners through narratives [...]
New Justin Timberlake w/ Timbaland
JT and Timbaland are back at it with the new song “Bigger Than The World.” Clearly, this isn’t the official release, as the mix sounds pretty rough and there’s not much processing on the vocal. You’ll also have to excuse the annoying DJ drops in the middle. No promises that this would ever make the [...]
Wax Pick: The Bird And The Bee – Carol Of The Bells
Amazon.com Widgets This was a free download on iTunes last year. Even though you have to pay a buck for it now, it’s well worth it. Greg Kurstin (the production mind of The Bird and the Bee) is brilliant. He’s worked with really great artists like Lily Allen, Beck, The Flaming Lips, Kylie Minogue and [...]
