Backlash against the Loudness Wars

[rhythmtech]

good to see this subject really getting about the web. i was one of the many many that originally thought volume=loudness. how wrong was i.

listening to a well mastered track with dynamics intact and some headroom is a whole differant world to listening to some loud smashed crap.

even when doing home mastering (on my own tracks to play out) im much more aware of getting the loudness thru good use of a compressor and a well represented frequency range.

get it right in the mix and the amount of limiting needed is negligable.

[The_Laughing_Man]

good to see this subject really getting about the web. i was one of the many many that originally thought volume=loudness. how wrong was i.

listening to a well mastered track with dynamics intact and some headroom is a whole differant world to listening to some loud smashed crap.

even when doing home mastering (on my own tracks to play out) im much more aware of getting the loudness thru good use of a compressor and a well represented frequency range.

get it right in the mix and the amount of limiting needed is negligable.

It`s frightening to see/hear how much ridiculous limiting is happening in the mainstream world today.

I buy a lot of CD`s, but it`s mosly arty poncey music, bjork, sigur ros, and so on, where the audio fidelity is much more respected by the artist.
My girlfriend does however buy a bit of more mainstream, jamelia, robbie, new metal and shoreditch rock etc
and it is frightening to me sometimes to hear on the hi fi just how crushed this stuff has got, especially as I have paid more attention to what my girl plays now.
Even she has noticed the horrible crush of some stuff.