[MLA] A good sounding and popular album to point to....

[Bob Katz]

The loudness race is so so unnecessary. Here's proof: Lindsey Webster, 
one of my finest artists that I have mastered. Smooth jazz is the 
category she's in but trust me, this is soulful, punchy vocal-driven 
jazz with a great band and arrangements (no samples here!).... And 
although this is another genre subject to some horrendously squashed and 
distorted songs and albums in the past decade ---- But it doesn't have 
to be. Lindsey is a very popular, enchanting, artist with excellent, 
soulful performances, great band, great original compositions, who has 
been at the top of the Billboard Charts in the past year: Lindsey Webster.

I decided to measure the loudness of this popular album I mastered: 
"Back To Your Heart".

The Album: "Back To Your Heart" reached peak position #3 in Billboard 
jazz albums. Entire album: integrated program level -14.1 LUFS LRA 7.2 
LU PLR about 14 dB. Numbers don't tell you everything or anything about 
the music, but trust me, they are a positive indication that Bob Katz's 
mastered sound is going to kick and make you dance.

Back to Your Heart single is in position #3 in Smooth Jazz songs: 
integrated program level -12.9 LUFS, LRA 6 LU, PLR almost 13 dB!

So it can be done. It sounds great, the label and the artist and the mix 
engineer are all thrilled with the sound and the mastering and they 
brought it to the charts and radio. So don't reach the conclusion that 
it has to be loud to be a winner!

Bob


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