JesseG

[quote author=”camclone”]Please please please make 2 MPX clipping modes,
1 ) soft MPX clipping ( for better compatibility with recievers)
2) hard MPX clipping[/quote]

Not needed. The MPX clipping is perfectly compatible with all receivers, unless you’re over-modulting. And in that case, just the L/R clipping public Breakaway Broadcast Processor already has will be louder on the dial BEFORE any problems happen.

This is exactly why over-modulation NEVER pays off. Superior modulation within the limit is, well… superior. 😉

[quote author=”camclone”]and i suggest another good feature..
" MPX clipping with less bass levels for ..overmodulation mode… " ( for stations that have no problem exceeding 75 KHz goverment limits..) ( in some countries it is allowed..)[/quote]

That’s not why the bass level setting in the GUI is there, but it certainly could be used for that. Not that it’s going to help an over-deviated signal not have problems. In fact it could make the problems worse AND you’re compromising your station’s sound.

Don’t forget that with pre-emphasis, the treble will have MORE peak to peak power than the bass, and that it’s frequency modulation – so having more treble than bass, and over-modulating on top of that, is going to cause an even bigger problem with receivers.

Like I said… stay within the limits, and have superior processing and modulation… and being the loudest crap-sounding station on the dial doesn’t matter. In fact if it’s a habit where you are at, then being a station that sounds GREAT, and works on every radio, sounds a WHOLE LOT more appealing to me. And to the listeners, I’m sure. 8) 8) 8) 8)

You should be glad it’s beta. That means you’ll be seeing new features. When it’s not beta, the feature set changes will basically be bug fixes. I know bug fixes are exciting, but look at the bigger picture. 8)

Not to mention that most FM stations on a system that can accurately play back 20hz… is not very fun to listen to (compared to CDs, mp3s, etc).

I wonder if some people realize how dang LOW 30 Hz is ??

An open Low B string on a 5-string bass… is 32.7 Hz. And that is REALLY low as far as most music goes. Not to mention even there, any producer with half a brain knows that you really have to enhance the crap out of the harmonics if you have a prayer of making it halfway audible on most people’s playback systems.

then -A- update the video card drivers. -B- profit?

Leif, perhaps there’s something in that. Do the default "universal" video card drivers in Windows support GDI?

But it’s always best to calibrate yourself, just to make sure. Components like capacitors (mostly what’s causing the tilt) in their application can be interchanged pretty easily for a manufacturer, like if they run out of one kind… And not every part reacts exactly the same even with the same supposed specifications.

Still 4 is probably a good place to start testing, if you can’t calibrate it immediately.

I’m just saying not to overload (go over -0dBfs) any plugins that are not made to input or output that, and not to go over -0dBfs at the end of the chain, or else the output will clip cos it’s 16bits going back into Winamp 😉

And be careful to not go over 10db peak RMS… but that’s kind of open to interpretation.

Good news, I’m working on a meter which uses ITU BS.1770-1 (aka LKFS metering) in combination with the K-System…. K-20, K-14, and K-12.

Then I could just recommend not to master it hotter than K-14, if your peaks are hitting -0dBfs… and you would be good. 🙂

In fact, the beta version of it should be out soon. Lucky you.

Maybe 1-2 weeks at most. I have some other stuff to do in the mean time, but it’s coming along nicely. Other than the config menu, the meter is basically done. 8)

Personally I have never used compression at all on any master I’ve ever done, in 10 years… besides the final limiter. And I take my limiting as fast and transparent and non-slamming as I can get it. 🙂 Typically for a "loud" master I’m only hitting about -1db -2db RMS reduction during loudest peaks. And nothing else in the way of dynamics-specific processing, other than possibly to increase kick dynamics with something like Voxengo LF-Punch.

The EQ itself is 90% of the work of true mastering. 🙂

While using a multiband compressor is a quick way to a halfway acceptable master, you’re also doing it at much expense to the dynamics, because that’s how multiband compression works to dynamically adjust the spectral balance based on program material. There have been some attempts at getting around this for certain applications where the final volume consistency isn’t as crucial (because you’re setting it yourself manually), even Leif having worked on something himself some years ago. 🙂

But yeah, mastering is truly the art of compromise. If you’re just starting out, then multiband compression might yield better results, but don’t use it as an excuse to not try as hard to improve yourself as you would have otherwise… or then it becomes your enemy. Too many people want cake without putting in the time washing dishes. 😉

Also, when requested I do several things for radio masters 🙂 Example:

Original:
Kjell – Wind Tunnel (master by JesseG).mp3

Radio:
Kjell – Wind Tunnel (radio master by JesseG).mp3

Roughly 6db less peak limiting (almost zero) and notice it’s not as wide. Play them both through Breakaway. See which sounds better. And remember that’s a best-case scenario. The things that make the radio version sound better in Breakaway are even more pronounced in "normal" broadcast processing.