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uosdwis · 20th December 2007

Thanks Steve, for sharing that experience. From what I understand Bob Ludwig mastered 'In Rainbows' so the scenario you describe may very well have repeated itself here. Shame.

I sure am glad we managed to get a hold of 'Kid A' before Radiohead decided to turn to Mr. Ludwig (he's done them all since then - even got a grammy for HTTT), all with the same results. 'Kid A' without dynamic range would've been unlistenable. Saying this makes it sound like the world's premier mastering engineer is a complete hack, which we all know isn't true. But I do find the whole thing difficult to understand.

20th December 2007	#22
uosdwis Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 206 Thread Starter	Thanks Steve, for sharing that experience. From what I understand Bob Ludwig mastered 'In Rainbows' so the scenario you describe may very well have repeated itself here. Shame. I sure am glad we managed to get a hold of 'Kid A' before Radiohead decided to turn to Mr. Ludwig (he's done them all since then - even got a grammy for HTTT), all with the same results. 'Kid A' without dynamic range would've been unlistenable. Saying this makes it sound like the world's premier mastering engineer is a complete hack, which we all know isn't true. But I do find the whole thing difficult to understand.