SAMPLED#loudness
3 stories
Stories tagged #loudness on Sampled — sound, style, and scenes, all in one place.
What Is Mastering in Music, and Do You Need It?
Mastering is the last step before release. Here's what it does, how it differs from mixing, and when to pay an engineer versus doing it yourself.
What Is LUFS, and How Loud Should Your Song Be for Streaming?
LUFS explained simply: what the number means, why streaming services turn loud songs down, and the loudness targets to aim for.
How to prepare your mix for mastering: headroom, file format and the checklist
What to bounce, how much headroom to leave, what to do about the limiter on your master bus, and the exact file and paperwork a mastering engineer expects.