At
present the Industry Standard sound quality is
based on the specifications of the Red Book Convention, which
is a sampling rate of 44.1 Khz and a word resolution of
16 bits.
A music production is considered to meet the Industry
Standard when its frequencies show adequate harmonic
balancing with alignment of the 3 main densities:
Bass
(20-300hz)
Middle Range (1K-8k)
Hi Frequencies (10K-20K)
The music should sound punchy and clear, with good dynamics and
max. high peak average at -0.5 db, depending
on music style).
Output
levels should never be too loud as it means that the dynamic range
has been compromised ("crunched").
A refined mastering job would show adequate individual alignment
within a 25 to 30 frequency spectrum (our mastering
standard).