How to make composition louder (limiters, compressors?) (in: Production Technique…)

By: kernaudioio
29 Apr 17:45

one thing worth knowing about the loudness difference you’re hearing on YouTube and streaming: those platforms apply automatic loudness normalization. they turn louder tracks down and quieter tracks up to roughly the same perceived level. so some of what you’re comparing may not actually be “louder masters” at all, it’s tracks that have been normalized to match.

that said, Junkyard Sam’s answer covers the actual tools well. the short version for orchestral: your dynamic range is probably very h…

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