{"id":23475,"date":"2017-05-03T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.com\/?p=23475"},"modified":"2017-05-03T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T21:00:11","slug":"critical-listening-outside-your-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.co\/wp\/2017\/05\/03\/critical-listening-outside-your-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical listening outside your studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Everyone listens to music, right? But how do people exactly listen to music? Compare the home studio to a CD player in your car. Both have limitations. If you want to listen to your mix, for example, you could transfer it to a CD or USB stick where you can just plug it in and jam out. Different types of files have different limitations. The MP3, for example, loses some of the quality of the music compared to the WAV. Overall, it&#8217;s your decision on how YOU want to listen to music.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">Because you most often listen to music outside of your home studio, you need to test your mix outside of your home studio.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Export your stereo file in a lossless format like WAV&#8211;never used compressed files like mp3.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">Check the perceived loudness of your mix and adjust it to match a reference song.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;The idea is to use the playback device you use the most.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.audiofanzine.com\/recording-mixing\/editorial\/articles\/critical-listening-outside-your-studio.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/en.audiofanzine.com\/recording-mixing\/editorial\/articles\/critical-listening-outside-your-studio.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"task_trail\" style=\"display:none\">(abstract 3ZQA3IO31BSP4AKPTXX897LAKPV1OV 3FQ5JJ512LPBEA3SQU8FOHDRK1WKNW A3QUDXSIY50UCA)(authorquote 35JDMRECC4A0WYX3H2FFBIV2IC9GE7 3NGI5ARFTT69BUTJYZFPNRMNBAYP1V A0017268R9SKD8U2Y3F)(keypoints 3UZUVSO3P7W0O8TPS5DAONFZEYLEMD 386CSBG1OZNPISVV4I6VIS3EOKY6Q5 A2IUI6M52LN7FN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone listens to music, right? 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