[rspencer]

Originally Posted by jameskg

What you should NOT do, that most of the boot companies do (and "pros" these days) is 'limit' the audio, then noramlize once the peaks are 'limited' off... nasty nasty nasty.

I respectfully disagree. It depends on what you're dealing with & how you do it.

I recorded a show in which the kick drum was ridiculous. I felt like I was being slapped in the chest 50' away. Limited the recording to just above the main bulk of the waveform, so the only part that was actually limited was the kick. Then normalized.

The problem with the boot companies & many others is they set the limit so ALL of it is limited. Might as well have just compressed the hell out of it, same result.