Elizabeth...i don't think a few audiophiles not buying newly released music or writing the studios will do much. Music is compressed or mastered hot because the bulk of the music buying public is playing that music on midfi systems or more importantly iPods. So I don't know that we can do anything about it to be honest. It's interesting though that there are some music producers/mastering engineers/etc...who are beginning to question current mastering wisdom. Check out this discussion moderated by Greg Calbi, mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, and including Steve Berkowitz (Sony SVP), Michael Fremer, Kevin Killen (mastering engineer), and Craig Street (Producer). While the whole discussion was not solely focused on the "Loudness Wars" it did figure prominently in the discussion. Hope this is interesting to folks.
Loudness War
Having spent much time attempting to moderate my audio system to accommodate excessively loud remasters and new release albums, I have given up. Inline attenuators, tube rolling, etc etc, no method seems to stop effect of ridiculous mastering levels these days.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to some software or other means by which albums can have their dynamic range altered to a standard suitable for a good audio system?
Does anyone have a suggestion as to some software or other means by which albums can have their dynamic range altered to a standard suitable for a good audio system?
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sorry folks...i forgot to include the link to the discussion i cited above. It's entitled: "Deep Listening: Why Audio Quality Matters" Here it is: http://philoctetes.org/Past_Programs/Deep_Listening_Why_Audio_Quality_Matters |