Home Forums Breakaway Professional Products – [discontinued] Your thoughts on my sound please?

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  • #1479
    mattjay101
    Member

    Hi all please could you take the time to listen to my stream, i have tried every preset all over the place and driving my self mad lol

    I am using Breakaway Broadcast then straight into edcast

    Currently set at

    CHR
    Final Drive -5
    Range 45
    Power 50
    Speed 50
    Bass Normal
    Bass Shape 0

    Autobalance plugin
    Phase rotator plugin
    Bass efx plugin set st level 2

    Pre emp 15us
    lr ref level -3.00 db

    The stream is currently playing some random fantazia house classics

    My station has two channels one playing 80s 90s and mixed and one all dance music from old skool to hardcore, so idealy i need something that works well across the board if not im happy to change settings between the two

    Stream link
    http://uk2.internet-radio.com:30252/
    This will be playing untill 11am uk time

    Many thanks all

    Matt

    #13683
    Peter Tate
    Participant

    Don't touch it! Close the lid! Walk away! Do it now!!!!!! It's perfect as it is. Well done!

    #13684
    mattjay101
    Member

    Cheers Stationx very kind

    Matt

    #13685
    Peter Tate
    Participant

    It's VERY hard to get clean anything with mp3's as source files Matt. Just trust your ears and be VERY fussy on what you put to air. Agressive processing is actually fatiguing! That's not good for long term listening!

    #13686
    mattjay101
    Member

    Yes i agree mate i think im going to leave it there as you say as i keep going round in circles.

    Great program and thanks for the comments Stationx

    I even tried live into Broadcast but set what where omg so back to just broadcast me thinks

    Matt

    #13687
    dancemusicradio
    Participant

    if you want you could leave it as is, if you have a particular sound in mind though i'l try help you

    #13688
    mattjay101
    Member

    [quote author=mick heaphy link=topic=3550.msg16182#msg16182 date=1383174354]
    if you want you could leave it as is, if you have a particular sound in mind though i'l try help you
    [/quote]

    Yes i am always looking to improve, thing is as my station has quite a few djs most of the time you wouldnt here my set up unless stated

    Basically i need to be able to sound good playing dance and 80s music, whilst beight fairly loud as a lot of the others seem to come louder than me and the listeners say im quiet?

    Now it seems louder ever thou the settings are lower? baffled lol

    I have licences for live and broadcast so would love to know the best way to set everything

    Many thanks

    Matt

    #13689
    mattjay101
    Member

    Stream link
    http://uk2.internet-radio.com:30252/

    Stream up now playing Funky House settings as above

    uk time 6am till midday

    Cheers

    Take a listen  🙂

    #13690
    dancemusicradio
    Participant

    are the other djs using breakaway as well? if you want to be loud i suggest either. new york, amsterdam, cleveland, point blank, eruption, plutonium is also a popular one, change the settings around, listen and tweak, note i use the broadcast version but i imagine the suggested presets are in live as well

    #13691
    mattjay101
    Member

    Hi
    No none of the others use breakaway and I am also using broadcast as live is really quiet I find
    So it's all the settings I'm looking for really that someone else is using or basically just hit and miss ?
    Matt

    #13692
    dancemusicradio
    Participant

    well try the presets i suggested and play with the settings, the final drive will need to be turned up or down depending on the preset

    #13693
    mattjay101
    Member

    Back to chr lol i keep coming back to this

    #13694
    JesseG
    Member

    [quote author=mattjay101 link=topic=3550.msg16191#msg16191 date=1383351361]I am also using broadcast as live is really quiet I find[/quote]
    The presets in the upcoming Breakaway products are going to be decently more quiet for the FM/AM versions, since they can always be doubled in loudness by increasing drive.  The presets for Live, DJ, Basic (formerly known as Audio Enhancer), and Home Theater, will all have much less signal levels into the final limiters as a default.

    If one (like me) hates peak control, the closest they can get now with the current presets is:
    preset: Reference (take your pick/preference)
    range: 25
    power: 100
    speed: 15

    and to use Reference Jazz if it sounds too processed for your needs.  use Reference Settings if it doesn't sound processed enough; but if you hate peak limiting, you probably won't like the increase in sounding processed either.  If there isn't enough AGC happening, increase the range slowly till it settles at the top when your (hopefully) loudness normalized sources are at their average relaxed yet loud parts.  Be careful not to have too much range in the Multiband, or it can sound un-natural, and create an increased risk of not handling bursts.

    Some of the presets for the upcoming Breakaway products are very transparent, even in comparison with the above settings.  🙂

    #13695
    dancemusicradio
    Participant

    i take it theirs no timeframe for when the new breakaway products will be released?

    #13696
    mattjay101
    Member

    Hi Jesse

    Ok are these settings for use in live or broadcast? as i have no movie setting in broadcast? not sure about live
    and what other settings would i use please?

    [quote author=JesseG link=topic=3550.msg16291#msg16291 date=1384734082]
    The presets in the upcoming Breakaway products are going to be decently more quiet for the FM/AM versions, since they can always be doubled in loudness by increasing drive.  The presets for Live, DJ, Basic (formerly known as Audio Enhancer), and Home Theater, will all have much less signal levels into the final limiters as a default.

    If one (like me) hates peak control, the closest they can get now with the current presets is:
    preset: Reference Movies
    range: 25
    power: 100
    speed: 15

    and to use Reference Jazz if it sounds too processed for your needs.  use Reference Settings if it doesn't sound processed enough; but if you hate peak limiting, you probably won't like the increase in sounding processed either.  If there isn't enough AGC happening, increase the range slowly till it settles at the top when your (hopefully) loudness normalized sources are at their average relaxed yet loud parts.  Be careful not to have too much range in the Multiband, or it can sound un-natural, and create an increased risk of not handling bursts.

    Some of the presets for the upcoming Breakaway products are very transparent, even in comparison with the above settings.  🙂
    [/quote]

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