Netflix Loudness - Why Have They Changed Their Delivery Specs? Is It A Good Thing? Pro Tools Expert Podcast Episode 335
In this week's Podcast, there is an opportunity to get an exclusive 35% off Exponential Audio stereo reverbs, but you have to listen to the podcast to get the discount code!
Whilst we are talking about Exponential Audio, there is a clever little trick on making small rooms using Exponential Audio reverbs. Michael has produced a great tutorial using Phoenixverb but what Michael shows will work with all the Exponential Audio reverb plug-ins. What is surprising is that it isn’t all about early reflections The reverb engine itself provides a complementary set of reflections but the trick is to turn reverb time to a minimum. But there is a lot more in Michael’s comprehensive tutorial, so do check it out
Mike, Julian and Alan discuss Netflix's changes to their loudness specs, they speculate on the contents of the new release of RX7, they answer your questions, share community feedback, and their finds of the week.
Deals
Don’t forget to check out the deals from our Partners on our Deals page. It’s the last few days for quite a few of these deals. Highlights include Labor Day sales from iZotope and Audionamix. iZotope are offering discounts on RX6 as they have announced RX7 is on its way. Avid are offering 65% Discount On Their Pro Series Plug-in Bundle, and some great offers from Softube including 50% Off their Abbey Road Studios Brilliance Pack.
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Talking Points
With the announcement of RX7 and several developers bringing out denoiser plug-ins, are we starting to fix too much in the mix? Are these plug-ins taking the importance out of proper capture and performance? Now that they’re teasing that we can change intonation, do we run the risk of artists becoming untrusting of sound engineers?
Competitions
Check out the competitions from our partners in the Partner Win section of the WIN Page. This month the team at Puzzle Factory Sound Studios are giving the Production Expert community and exclusive chance to win one of two tickets for the next MixDirection masterclass with Mix Engineer Dax Liniere to be held on the 27th of October 2018. Click the link in the show notes to find out more.
Community Feedback Kindly Sponsored by RSPE Audio Solutions
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Questions From The Community
Mark DeWaters - Wants our advice on the most appropriate way to share material for collaboration online.
Source Connect Now
As you may know, we are spread out around the UK & Europe when we record the podcast. In the past, we have used a variety of internet-based solutions so we could hear each other. We have settled on Source Connect Now which gives us ISDN equivalent quality audio using a Chrome browser, no software to install. You can get a free account from Source Elements.
Find Of The Week
Mike - iZotope RX7 is on the way. They have announced that soon we will be able to reshape the intonation of a dialogue performance, rebalance musical elements in a mix, isolate or remove vocals from a song—and all in multi-channel audio up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2.
Alan - Secondhand RME Babyface bought on eBay, to bring RME reliability and sound quality to my mobile rig. A huge difference in the depth of the sound, far richer than the MOTU it replaces and far far more reliable.
Julian - Fuzzmeasure audio measurement and analysis software