The Loudness War on Wikipedia

[youthful_implants]

I'm sure this has been brought up before but its such a relevant topic, and the Wiki page is full of good food for thought I thought I'd repost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

[Blaxter]

I hate Metallica and it doesn't surprsie me they are involved in this shit practice.

[youthful_implants]

Yeah their latest album sounds awful.

[Scholtzy]

You need loudness for dance music imo, its not all bad.

I can't imagine hearing a quiet dillinja track.

[autumnleaves]

didncha hear? just turn it up!

my band went through this, our masterer wanted to pump it to within an inch of its life. fuck that, probably better not to do that now, so you stand out!

[youthful_implants]

definitely not a fan of stuff thats squashed to all fuck,

[By design]

A good song should stand out because it draws you in not because it's been compressed to the max

[unsoundbwoy]

I can't imagine hearing a quiet dillinja track.

dynamics aren't just about perceived volume
some peeps get away with beautiful sounding squares, genious engineering imho

[Andrez]

Indeed.

[Direkt]

You need loudness for dance music imo, its not all bad.

I can't imagine hearing a quiet dillinja track.

TBH - some Dillinja tunes are too compressed... they sound badly distorted and stuffy.