IEEE Loudness War Article

mastermix · 24th August 2007

Loudness war article on IEEE website:

IEEE Spectrum: The Future of Music

heathen · 24th August 2007

Actually the second wave form still looked rather conservative to most modern masters, usually just 2 straight thick fat lines with no gaps at all.

I think people are coming to realise there is more to making a great master than just thinking about loudness from the word go. Well I hope so.

MrHope · 24th August 2007

thanks for that interesting article.

i'm hoping that smarter recording engineers will overthrow the loudness war.

derricky · 26th January 2012

on this subject- (i kknow it's a very old thread but.... hey!)

Bob Katz' book Mastering Audio (more notably the second ed) is a brilliant read on this topic!

Fhl · 26th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by derricky

on this subject- (i kknow it's a very old thread but.... hey!)

Bob Katz' book Mastering Audio (more notably the second ed) is a brilliant read on this topic!

This thread is a bit old, don't you think?

Fred

craze3 · 26th January 2012

I know this is an old thread, but I just want to say that the loudness war prevails because that's how consumers are used to hearing mainstream music nowadays.

Everything is overcompressed in commercial music, and that seems to have set some sort of standard for listeners.

If I mastered a hip-hop/rap joint and didn't compress the vocals at all, it would probably be perceived as "amateurish" since the dyanmic range is so transparent.

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craze3 Gear Head Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 42	I know this is an old thread, but I just want to say that the loudness war prevails because that's how consumers are used to hearing mainstream music nowadays. Everything is overcompressed in commercial music, and that seems to have set some sort of standard for listeners. If I mastered a hip-hop/rap joint and didn't compress the vocals at all, it would probably be perceived as "amateurish" since the dyanmic range is so transparent.