Hi Lou,
I think it depends on what is meant by "sounds great on any system".
Obviously on a terrible system, any track will sound terrible. It's not the
tracks that are at fault but the playback system. I think mastering
engineers generally try to make their tracks conform to a reference sound.
This means that no matter what the system, their track will sound * no
worse* - but no better either - than the competition which are also
conforming to that same reference. It's about tracks in a random playlist.
But maybe the temptation to make our track stand out "above" the other
tracks has been at the root of another issue, namely the so called "loudness
war".
Tim,
Perth,
Western Australia
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From: "Lou Judson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2019 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Restored audio. Speakers or headphones
Every time you listen to a well mastered recording you hear that. Might nbot
be “see-able” but we experience it every day! I’ve had enough time at the
feet of some masters to realize it is possible...
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Lou Judson
Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Feb 2, 2019, at 6:24 PM, Tim Gillett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> But we read it on audio production forums that a good mastering engineer
> can make a recording "sound great on all systems". I'd like to see that...
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