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Originally Posted by Hollowcell
I will get the mix as close to zero db during recording and mixing, but I have always used normalizing at the mastering stage - I have always thought it was the less destructive option.
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Less destructive option than what? Than doing absolutely nothing? It doesn't make sense. Less is more. The less EQ, compression, etc you have to do for a satisfying mix the better mix you get.
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Maybe the next master I'll tread carefully around it.
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Just compress it and that's it.
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Also, why is there a normailze function at all then? If it is such a bad thing to do, why do all the latest packages have it as an option?
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Normalizing is the last resort. For example let's assume that you want to use a vocal sample in your track but the sample is quite silent. In this kind of cases it's a good thing to have a normalizing option. Normalizing is an useful tool in some cases (and even desireable in some), but it doesn't mean that you should normalize every material you get your hands on.
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If anyone has some info/technical details of why we shouldn't be reaching for that button, I'd love to hear/read them. I'd really like to read how it does actually change the dynamics of audio.
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I couldn't find any good links, but I think one reason is that the dynamic range division isn't linear - It's logarithmic. Other reason is simply that the noisefloor is also increased in normalizing process. So in other words you get aliasing with increased noise floor.