In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org - Greg Calbi is a Senior Mastering Engineer at Sterling Sound. He discusses compression and the current debate over the appropriate level of loudness for a mastered album.

 

Super Producer Scott Storch Arrested For Cocaine Possession In Las Vegas

Storch tried to hide a baggie of cocaine in a trash can at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas before cops arrived … this according to the police report, obtained by TMZ.

In the report, the arresting officer says cops fished out the baggie after receiving a tip from hotel security … and discovered it contained 2.7 grams of blow.

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Dave Pensado's Plug-In Secrets

With all of the contemporary pop and R&B songs that he mixes,Dave Pensado has become a huge fan of plug-in effects. In the April2004 EM cover story, “Mixing Strategies of thePros,” Pensado talks about two of his preferred plug-ins, theMcDSP Compressor Bank CB2, that he uses for emulating the Fairchildcompressor, and the Eventide Harmonizer H910 from Eventide’sClockworks Legacy Bundle. Here, in Pensado’s own words, aredescriptions of some more of his favorite plug-ins (listed inalphabetical order). The screen shots accompanying them show actualsettings he’s used on some of his most high-profile mixes.

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