OK. First. I am not a fan of normalization--social or audio. However, it's a useful tool, and like auto-focus or auto-white balance on a camera, it has its place.
However, the use of normalization and (over) compression has led to a phenomenon called the "loudness war" and it's something we need to know.
So, let's a trip around the web, YouTube and Vimeo style and see what we can learn:
- Anytime you can watch/listen to Bob Katz, do it:
- Bob Ludwig was the king of sound; he mastered almost every album I bought in the 70's:
- Loudness war
- Nevermind. I mind.
- The pro and the amateur
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