My Bloody Valentine—"Only Shallow" (Loveless, Sire Records, 1990)
No mastering credit. Highest average RMS level -17.3 dBFS / Maximum peak level -4.2 dBFS:
Nirvana—"Heart Shaped Box" (In Utero, DGC Records, 1993)
Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering. Highest average RMS level -12.7 dBFS / Maximum peak level -0.2 dBFS:
Тот же Боб Людвиг, работавший с Нирваном, но уже восемью годами позже:
Radiohead—"Dollars And Cents" (Amnesiac, Capitol Records 2001)
Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering. Highest average RMS level -6.3 dBFS / Maximum peak level -0.09 dBFS:
А это вообще замечательно. Та же самая песня, мастеринг с разницей в семь лет:
Stooges—Search and Destroy (Raw Power, Columbia Records, 1990 CD release)
No mastering credit. Highest average RMS level -13.9 dBFS / Maximum peak level -1.7 dBFS:
Stooges—Search and Destroy (Raw Power, Sony Records, 1997 remastered CD release)
Sony Mastering. Highest average RMS level -2.58 dBFS / Max peak level 0.0 dBFS (constant digital overs):
Источник: http://www.chicagomasteringservice.com/loudness.html
