[MLA] More good news (Spotify)

[Kevin Gross]

We've definitely talked to Buddy previously. What we are doing here builds
on our previous meetings.

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On May 24, 2017 10:02 AM, "Ian Shepherd" <ian at mastering-media.co.uk> wrote:

>
> Hi Eelco,
>
> Great to hear that Buddy was a sympathetic ear ! It’s kind of annoying we
> didn’t think to speak to him earlier, I’ve also had his email in my address
> book ever since getting certified for MFiT. Never mind, better late than
> never, hopefully !
>
> Using album normalisation by default makes perfect sense (with the benefit
> of hindsight, in my case) - simple but effective. I do think
> track-normalisation should probably be offered for users who prefer it,
> especially if they want to listen in noisy environments, but since they’re
> in the minority according to your excellent research this should be an
> “advanced option” if it’s available at all.
>
> Ironic that Apple care about sonic integrity but have a system that can
> cause multiple dBs of playback clipping !
>
> Bob L. asked:
>
> 2. Does Sound Check measure highly compressed music any better than BS1770
> (I assume -4)?  I’d be surprised if it did.
>
>
> It doesn’t, in my experience - in fact typically it over-estimates the
> loudness by a dB or two, to my ear, meaning that the best way to *sound*
> loud with Sound Check enabled is to *be* quiet…!
>
> Something to do with your research that I’m curious about - is there any
> correlation between integrated loudness and minimum short-term loudness ?
> I’ve found my instincts draw me towards consistent maximum short-term
> loudness in both songs and albums, and I’d be interested to know how the
> two connect, if at all. My concern about using integrated loudness to judge
> the overall loudness of an album is that it could be “gamed” to a degree by
> people who choose to have short, extremely loud sections.
>
> Finally, are your results available on the AES website, yet ? Will you be
> publishing them elsewhere ? I’d love to publicise them through my site. In
> fact, would you like to be a guest on my podcast and talk about them
> sometime ?!
>
> Ian
>
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