This is what I like to call a ‘dynamic edit’ of “Lightning Fields” by The Killers! I attempted to make the songs on this respective album (*Imploding the Mirage*) more dynamic using a program called “Perfect Declipper”, which can not only help alleviate clipping, but also much of the dynamic range compression that occurs during mastering. As such, the result notably more dynamic. In this case, I was able to turn the dynamic range of the album from 4 into 10!

Both before and after my edits, this album just sounds… fatiguing, to be perfectly honest, and that’s mainly due to the production/mix of the album. Whenever big choruses occur, I feel like the sonic space of the record is swallowed up. At that point, every element feels as if it’s fighting for attention, leaving it hard to make out much of anything. The epic nature of many of the compositions urges me to blast the volume and sing along, but again, the compression discourages it.

In my edits, it’s important to note that the dynamics are not being restored with the "Perfect Declipper" program that I use, but rather, they are being approximated. While one may not be able to "declip" an album as one would be unable to "unbake a cake", I find the results here to be a convincible attempt at doing so. Only in the most extreme examples have I heard the program produce odd artifacts that would appear unintended in the album’s mix.