2 files for comparison please
Hiya - recent project for Ecobio Manager, I uploaded clean audio that I'd normalised to -3db.
I hadn't used any other processing at all.
The file was rejected as follows:
"Hi - your recording sounds over-compressed and/or limited and that is distorting the audio, making it sound unnatural. If you inserted a compressor and/or limiter please bypass the processors and raise the volume via automation or normalization to -3dBFS peak. If the distortion is part of the recording itself, please adjust the input level of your preamp and record again while maintaining a suitable distance from the microphone so you don’t saturate the capsule. You can hear the issue clearly throughout."
I then uploaded the clean audio (with no compression) and it was approved.
Which would indicate that it was the normalisation that had caused the distortion.
How does normalisation cause distortion?
Please can you give me more insight into this issue so I can learn the best way to normalise before submission?
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Hi Kevin,
I've listened to both samples and I honestly only hear volume difference and not overcompression. Normalisation in almost any audio editing software will only modify volume and should not cause distortion.
As we strive to refine our quality standards, sometimes these types of discrepancies can occur. Please rest assured, we are working to improve and to align our team so this type of revision request happens less often.
Hope that answers your question!
-Seb
Thanks Seb.
That's what I thought.
So, you advise me to continue normalising to -3db?
Cheers
Kev
Yup, that's what we normally recommend.
-Seb