lokeyfly
Well-known member
Hey Nikk, you can always check TP for the obvious reason of distortion and in the digital domain, listen for clipping. Even without meters, let your ears meter as to not be too dependent on only visual indicators.
I always set a TP gauge on my meters, but its not something I continuously monitor, but I glance at it from time to time to get a read on TP. Thats because its not always obvious. Softer passages with a bit more bass, can easily exhibit more power (RMS) than even busier sections that might have less bass, or boomy trnsients. Weigh it out, experiment from song to song with different instrumentation. That will guide you through a lot of TP, and average perceived volume (LUFS).
TP will vary differently than LUFS with different song types (mellow, hard, acoustic, atmosoheres, etc, depending on the body of where your frequency curves and transients reside. And by the nature of how you reduce overly extended transient peaks.
I think not hearing and sitting down with your music, is a bit unrealistic for anyone to suggest any best practices. For all practical purposes, just absorb and you'll soon find those differences pretty convincingly. Will it then be something you can communicate to someone else inquiring about true peak when you have no clue as to what they're creating? Not effectively. See what I mean?
Just so you know: when placing your songs in the Project Page, simply select "Loudness Information. In a matter of seconds, your LUFS, TP, RMS and DC, for Pre and Post FX for that song will be shown. Use Post to determine your absolute final readings. Very helpful, very fast!
There's a few good sources to read more about it, so look for sources with more substance than some hokey YT channels. Sound on Sound, Mix Magazine are just a few good sources.
Stay about -1dB to -1.5 dB below when releasing and of course position LUFS as spoken about earlier.
Give a damn about TP requirements because that is where post adjustments can be most maximized. Some cats send out at -0.2 dB, but they likely know exactly who they're sending it to, and know it won't be further altered. Only, It's best to hover around -1 dB.
Just my two cents. Peace, out.
I always set a TP gauge on my meters, but its not something I continuously monitor, but I glance at it from time to time to get a read on TP. Thats because its not always obvious. Softer passages with a bit more bass, can easily exhibit more power (RMS) than even busier sections that might have less bass, or boomy trnsients. Weigh it out, experiment from song to song with different instrumentation. That will guide you through a lot of TP, and average perceived volume (LUFS).
TP will vary differently than LUFS with different song types (mellow, hard, acoustic, atmosoheres, etc, depending on the body of where your frequency curves and transients reside. And by the nature of how you reduce overly extended transient peaks.
I think not hearing and sitting down with your music, is a bit unrealistic for anyone to suggest any best practices. For all practical purposes, just absorb and you'll soon find those differences pretty convincingly. Will it then be something you can communicate to someone else inquiring about true peak when you have no clue as to what they're creating? Not effectively. See what I mean?
Just so you know: when placing your songs in the Project Page, simply select "Loudness Information. In a matter of seconds, your LUFS, TP, RMS and DC, for Pre and Post FX for that song will be shown. Use Post to determine your absolute final readings. Very helpful, very fast!
There's a few good sources to read more about it, so look for sources with more substance than some hokey YT channels. Sound on Sound, Mix Magazine are just a few good sources.
Stay about -1dB to -1.5 dB below when releasing and of course position LUFS as spoken about earlier.
Give a damn about TP requirements because that is where post adjustments can be most maximized. Some cats send out at -0.2 dB, but they likely know exactly who they're sending it to, and know it won't be further altered. Only, It's best to hover around -1 dB.
Just my two cents. Peace, out.
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