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Loudness War

Dynamic Range

Dynamic Range Day Is Coming Soon!

There is a dream that many people share for an end to the mental loudness war that still continues after many years. One man who champions the idea of putting dynamic range back into music is mastering engineer Ian Shepherd (@ianshepherd) and he has come up with an excellent idea Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years3 years ago
Loudness War

How Is Spotify Doing It?

Have you read Ian Shepherd‘s blog posting entitled How Spotify might defuse the Loudness Wars. A post where he beautifully presented his case but got his facts wrong. What did he do about it? Anyone who follows Ian will know the quality of his content and respect him so it Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years3 years ago
Dynamic Range

Putting The Pleasure Back

The much discussed Loudness War rages on with artists, producers, record companies, et al, fearing that their musical creations will not succeed unless they are louder, or as loud, as the competition. Several attempts, and tools, have been made to educate us about the current situation – Bob Katz and Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 12 years3 years ago
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy album cover
Loudness War

Chinese Democracy – Guns N’ Roses

Guns N’ Roses‘ latest album comes to us via mastering engineer supremo Bob Ludwig with a request from Axl & Co. that they didn’t want it smashed. Really? After Turn Me Up‘s certification debacle of Elbow‘s “The Seldom Seen Kid” – fantastic album but doesn’t really hold up to being Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 12 years5 years ago

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