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IMO I find that loud material easily keeps its loud quality without a lot more compression (or limiting added).
So the needles aren't buried to the right from start to finish of the song, big deal! The dynamics of the song make it sound more musical.
I usually set for 2-3dB of compression (if it needs it) then the limiter to grab maybe a dozen transients through the song.
iPod users can crank another 2dB and if it goes to the radio it will be heavily limited again. I don't see the need to compress a sine wave once let alone twice.
People are always looking for something new and different in music to grab their attention, and a wall of dB's microns away from the clipping point seems old and at this point cliche. I have a feeling dynamic music is going to make a comeback when people realize that.
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