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Do folks here master to the EBU R128 specs and ,if so, do you adhere to the recommended -23 LUFS level using a meter?
+1 I’m interested toohttps://tech.ebu.ch/docs/r/r128-2014.pdf
EBU R128 deals with program/broadcast loudness on TV and is primarily concerned with Tv shows and commercials. It doesn’t affect library music, if you are lucky enough to have a track soloed on a show it would be up to the show producer to be EBU R128 compliant, not you.
There is another can of worms however with iTunes and Spotify loudness normalisation which basically means that tracks limited very heavily will sound lower than tracks which are not.
Always use your ears, personally I aim for between -7 to -10 RMS depending on the source.
If there is a trick then this is it, removing sub 100 hz from the side and then boosting higher frequencies in the side can make a huge difference, of course use your ears and is program dependant.
Having said all of the above, I personally have a bit of a problem with the 50/50 deal, and my deals are much more favorable than the industry standard.
I can attest to that. +++1 for Abby!as can I.+2 Abby’s deals are very fair.
I don’t have an issue with production music libraries as the good ones ( the ones that are still in business ) work hard and invest in promoting their catalogue. The ones that don’t can be seen here all too frequently now, going out of business.
Steenbeck, haven’t heard that word in decades LOL. We were the SMPTE crew in our facility, feet and frames were for another century. It has to be said though that a lot of very pretty girls used to work in film house in the complex and we of course had to show them the new way.
Seriously though film editing is an art and highly complex especially on the old Steenbecks and actually cutting the film.
sorry completely OT
If on a Mac demo Studio One extensively !!!! used to be rock solid but loads of issues now. As for Logic/Ableton/Cubase I personally found Cubase to be the best fit for me. YMMV
@Squidward obviously composers make money from both, if not, neither would exist. The sensible thing is to diversify and spread your catalogue. There are no absolutes in this game.
Interesting conversation, I spent a number of years in a music academy learning the traditional classical approach, got very bored with that and then spent a number of years with a brilliant teacher and mentor learning about modern music, anything from Bowie to Herbie Hancock. That music theory background I am sure is invaluable to me on a daily basis although I probably don’t know it, if that makes sense. I certainly approach music in a lets try anything kind of approach, but my theory background helps to quantify and produce an end result quicker, I hope !!!
In the library music context it has to be an advantage when asked to produce music in a certain style, simply because the ability to analyse it and then compose in a similar fashion would be quicker. May not be better but sometimes the quickest horse does win the race.I tried to import a Mp3 loop into Logic and repeat the region. After 3000 repeats I could tell the region was of the grid, so you are absolutely correct that its a bit longer. This was new to me. I still think in most cases it would be fine though, haven’t had any complains yet 🙂
My memory of doing this years ago was that it was way worse, practically unusable. They must have upped the ante on MP3 encoders in the last decade or 2 LOL.It does seem for all practical purposes this is not an issue if you export from a modern DAW.
I’ve not experienced that with my loops. I bounce WAV and Mp3 simultaneously from Logic and they are the exact same length.
As a test to see how much the difference is I bounced a 4 bar loop @ 128 bpm to wav and mp3. Both Logic and Cubase bounced the wav correctly at 7.500 secs but they bounced the mp3 at different lengths 7.523 and 7.576 respectively. I did as you did in Logic, bounce both at the same time.
If you zoom into the front of an mp3 you will see that gap which will obviously be greater at longer lengths. To be fair I imported the mp3 back into Logic and it sounded fine but beware they are not the same length.
Its also not tecnically possible to make loop able mp3, it has to be a wav or similar. If you convert your perfect looped wav file to an mp3 it will be a tiny bit longer and not loop correctly.
I think any discussion about this has to be viewed as a business that is constantly changing, technology and the internet specifically have changed the way that music is heard and ultimately licensed. Netflix for example have exploded is growth, more companies are using the internet for promotion than TV.
My personal view is to keep a presence in all of the business models, they serve different ares of the market and they will all supply that market to a greater or lesser extent as time moves forward.
Lets not forget the iPad was only released in 2010 !!!!! Things change very quickly.
is useful resource for tagging.
Who is the designated collection society for the PRS in the US? If it is ASCAP then it is the sole collection agent, so no need to resign from the PRS or join ASCAP . Go to the ASCAP website and search for your name, if it’s there you will see your PRS CAE no.
I got a 10k one (backend and PRO) via JP. It was for a promo, no idea where, as it was pre my Tunesat account.