The secret of maximum loudness (part 2)

In this second part of the series, Dan Worrall will reveal the secret of achieving maximum loudness for your music, regardless of whether you mix/master for CD or streaming services. And it might not at all be what you think...

[Clayfacer]

the real secret to loudness was the friends we made along the way.

[tecnica-de-voz]

'Make it sound as good as possible' - 1000% true. Anytime I listen to a well produced/mixed/mastered song, no matter how loud it already is I want to turn it up even more.

[odysy]

Dan telling us all to cut it out and use the volume knob what a legend

[SICKBREEZE]

"Hack your listener's brain, and make them want to turn it up."

*i sat here watching this by myself and applaused no cap*

[MrSkylightOffical]

100% educational. Forget him never begging for the subscribe, he's not even plugging the product.

[abhicorpselegacy]

I heard somewhere that 'the end user has control over the volume of the song but not the quality'. Also I've been waiting for this video for a long time despite knowing all this, I just love watching Dan's videos.

[OmarCruz-rxnv]

So the secret to maximum loudness is turning the volume up? Im both satisfied and perplexed by that obvious answer

[Gortmend]

I'm convinced the first track on NIN's "broken" is just to get the listener to turn up the volume, so when the guitars slam in during the second track, it smacks you in the face.

[stephenalcaide]

Loud Mixes (squashed to crap to create artificial loudness) are for low listening levels so we can...well..."hear" it at low volume. Low Mixes (more dynamic) are for loud listening levels so we can...well..."feel" it at high volume. Thank you Dan for getting the message out.

[sub-jec-tiv]

One thing you can do if you’re making an album that you want people to listen to all the way through is to consider what level the first track starts at. If you want impactful punchy loud parts, you can start the first song ever so slightly quieter. The audience will set the level. Then loud really is louder. Of course, you have to be careful how much extra dynamic range you leave, because if you annoy people they will simply turn your music off. But with a spare decibel or two, you can have a heavier impact, like classical recordings, which sound genuinely loud when they’re loud. Basically i’m saying, leave a little space. A track that does this is Radiohead’s track Palo Alto. The track gives you the idea it will be at one level… but then the chorus kicks in, and you get insanely loud guitars. Hats off to them for having the stones to do this. It really makes the track stand out. (Also, it’s a great song)

[dimitrimitropoulos]

woop woop! always happy to see these videos coming in!

[anantwashere]

15 years into the music business and I STILL get to learn from Dan! What a scientist!

[FreddieFevens]

I have to say I'm always impressed with the quality of production and information in these videos. I can't praise it enough!

[billwarner]

This is the BEST video on this topic I have ever seen - THANKS!!

[PipEastop]

Dan Worrall, a gushing fountain of wisdom.
Thanks so much for all this excellent education!

[francolaria]

The punchline was totally worth the wait – and it's the absolute truth. When a great track plays – and I'm in the mood for it, I will just turn it up loud and rock my head to it. That was the perfect denouement to a very informative film. Thank you, Dan.

[jarrodbiesmann]

Wow, Mr. Worrall. Just wow. I've made a playlist of your Fabfilter videos and at each stage of my mixing process I review the relevant plugins and I achieve very satisfying results. Your videos have helped my ears to mature, separate fact from fiction and complete a project with a sense of doing the best I could at my ability as well as knowing that in the future I will see room for improvement which will be used in future projects. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. I hope it is worth your time.

[robertsyrett]

I love this channel, the content is so well edited and thoughtfully written.

[travislrogers]

Brilliant! Loving these FabFilter videos.. so informative and well produced!

[wowflower]

worth the wait from part 1. thank you dan and fabilter homies!!