This month we look at a new release from George Benson, who has been making good albums since I was born. ( and I am 64) This new album is a tribute to Fats Domino and Chuck Berry. We will look at the title track. It is worthy to note here that George Benson's album 'That's Right' is one of the best sounding albums ever made and was mastered by Doug Sax. I don't have any idea who mastered this current album, but we will look at the numbers and see how they did.
LKFS/LUFS -11.1 dB
Clipped Samples Left 489
Clipped Samples Right 337
DC Offset +.008%, +.009%
Dynamic Range 3.2 dB
RMS Level Left -10.31 dB
RMS Level Right -10.31 dB
The LKFS number is -11.1 dB, which is much better than the usual crop of -8 or even -6.
The clipped samples number of 489 Left and 337 Right is disappointing. With an LKFS of -11.1 dB, there is no excuse for any clipped samples. The DC Offset is low, but not 0, like it should be. The dynamic range is typical for the style of music. The Left and Right balance is perfect, and I am quite sure that this is the first one I have seen like this (other than my own). It goes without saying that the music is great. The mastering job is good, not great. Clipped samples are always bad. The reason for them is that the mastering engineer let the peak samples go to 0.00 dB, instead of keeping them to -1 dB. The result is that true peaks are over 0 (clipped) by .3 dB. The EQ is good and this is a fun album to listen to. The music and the musicianship is superb.
Here is what it looks like, zoom browser to see details.
LKFS/LUFS -11.1 dB
Clipped Samples Left 489
Clipped Samples Right 337
DC Offset +.008%, +.009%
Dynamic Range 3.2 dB
RMS Level Left -10.31 dB
RMS Level Right -10.31 dB
The LKFS number is -11.1 dB, which is much better than the usual crop of -8 or even -6.
The clipped samples number of 489 Left and 337 Right is disappointing. With an LKFS of -11.1 dB, there is no excuse for any clipped samples. The DC Offset is low, but not 0, like it should be. The dynamic range is typical for the style of music. The Left and Right balance is perfect, and I am quite sure that this is the first one I have seen like this (other than my own). It goes without saying that the music is great. The mastering job is good, not great. Clipped samples are always bad. The reason for them is that the mastering engineer let the peak samples go to 0.00 dB, instead of keeping them to -1 dB. The result is that true peaks are over 0 (clipped) by .3 dB. The EQ is good and this is a fun album to listen to. The music and the musicianship is superb.
Here is what it looks like, zoom browser to see details.
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