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On the theory that by the time a cultural phenomenon hits the Times it's already on its way out, perhaps the Loudness Wars are about to end. One can only hope!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/...my-songs-tell-us-about-the-loudness-wars.html
"Loudness has its place, but most of us like our music to have breathing room, so that our eardrums are constantly tickled by little sonic explosions. In a tight, compressed space, music can get asphyxiated."
Bob Ludwig is quoted, decrying that normalization hasn't done the job of killing over-compression.
I like the graphs they use better than reductive "DR" scores, too.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/...my-songs-tell-us-about-the-loudness-wars.html
"Loudness has its place, but most of us like our music to have breathing room, so that our eardrums are constantly tickled by little sonic explosions. In a tight, compressed space, music can get asphyxiated."
Bob Ludwig is quoted, decrying that normalization hasn't done the job of killing over-compression.
I like the graphs they use better than reductive "DR" scores, too.