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"The Death of High Fidelity"

Just received the new issue of Rolling Stone in the mail today. It has an interesting article: "The Death of High Fidelity." It deals with dynamic sound compression, reducing "the difference between the loudest and softest sounds in a song". Various sound engineers and producers weigh in on the subject. It's worth picking up a copy.
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muralman1
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I just bought a James Blunt CD, while at the same time, a remastered Doors CD. The Doors CD was exciting, dynamic, and musical. The new James Blunt was flat, and two dimensional, products of being compressed. I doubt I will play that boring CD again. It's a pity, because I like James Blunt.
muralman1
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Shadorne, I hear you. Most of my music is R&B jazz. There is no issue with their discs. They tend to be older CDs. Some are recent, like Lucas Niggli and Syvie Courvoisier, sound great. Their disc starts with plucked piano strings that with great systems curls your hair. The Gorillaz CD is another example of doing it right. It too has some frightful dynamics. Too bad these tend to be the exception.
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