How not to do master bus compression

[AudioGeekZine]

Exhibit A: The Status - Perfect Day
Listen to the Chorus (0:36), the kick is slamming the master bus compressor and causes extreme pumping, almost like putting a tremolo on the whole mix.

 

[Metaltastic]

Ugghh, what fruity music - and yeah, that pumping (really almost sounds more like distortion) is supremely unpleasant, I can only hope that's like a separate radio/video master or something!

 

[AudioGeekZine]

I don't think it's a result of video compression either.

 

[Erik Monsonis]

Fuck, this is disgusting...

 

[Ermz]

Shit, that kick is punching a few dozen Hz above where it needs to, and a few dozen dB louder than it should perhaps...

 

[Lasse Lammert]

yeah, a bit extreme
autorelease would have helped a bit...
but yeah, there are so many things wrong before that already

 

[Dexter_prog]

yeah, a bit extreme
autorelease would have helped a bit...
but yeah, there are so many things wrong before that already

The music mainly

 

[ahjteam]

I don't think it's a result of video compression either.

video compression has nothing to with audio compression

 

[gabriel g.]

I think he means an extra mastering for the video, not video compression

 

[kev]

eww, that sent a shiver down my spine.

 

[B36arin]

uke:

 

[Soundlurker]

As I suspected there's something wrong with the particular video (probably reencoded audio with a weird bitrate or "enhancement")

It's not as bad here:

 

[GarethSE]

i like the vocal melody in the chorus

but yeah thats some fucking diiiirty pumping

 

[Line Level Recordings]

that music is so lame..
like
theres heart felt songs that are good and have some "pump" if you will

but this?
..fuck my life lol

 

[MetalJonesy]

filth!

 

[JayB]

That sounds so terrible

 

[Josh M.]

Not just the chorus.

 

[sodapop808]

2 words - "Fruit Boots"

 

[ahjteam]

Exhibit A: The Status - Perfect Day
Listen to the Chorus (0:36), the kick is slamming the master bus compressor and causes extreme pumping, almost like putting a tremolo on the whole mix.

we can also only wonder why you ended up listening to that particular music

 

[reg3n]

nice thread, it'd be interesting to turn this into the NO-NO's thread, 'cause you know, this is one of the examples how something REALLY sounds weird/shitty and i don't realise by myself until at least, once, someone points it out, really good for learning, so thanks