There's one BIG problem- dynamics. I have not measured the levels, but it feels like a barrage of sound, where everything comes at your ears in a fierce way. This has the effect of making the emotional effects more even and less dramatic. Modern recordings are generally louder, but less powerful. It's all ffff. So, how far should we go in the direction of narrowing our dynamic range? How loud should our average RMS be? Santana's new CD is ruined by its loudness. It's so loud that it is TIRING to listen to. ....Music should be listenable.
There's one BIG problem- dynamics. I have not measured the levels, but it feels like a barrage of sound, where everything comes at your ears in a fierce way. This has the effect of making the emotional effects more even and less dramatic. Modern recordings are generally louder, but less powerful. It's all ffff. So, how far should we go in the direction of narrowing our dynamic range? How loud should our average RMS be? Santana's new CD is ruined by its loudness. It's so loud that it is TIRING to listen to. ....Music should be listenable.
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Do you know about the site: www.dynamicrange.de ? The engineer, Andrew Levine of blumlein records, who mastered our latest CD told me about this. One can see how a CD complies, then put a logo on the CD to indcate the rating, in our case a "DR11" (on the back cover).