[Scott Dorsey]

John Williamson wrote:

If you want to hear *loud* with very little compression on the recording
and post processing, listen to Phil Specter's Wall Of Sound singles and
albums. They also have a decent dynamic range both by listening and
looking at the playback envelope. They work well on everything I've ever
used, from a grotty transistor radio earpiece in the '60s to a full
range recording monitor setup in this Century, via an indecently loud
disco I used to run at college. That used to MAKE my ears distort in the
hall, but sounded fantastic from a few hundred yards away at the top of
the nearby hill with a girl to provide company. ;-)

What makes those loud is that the arrangement is so tight. There is something
going on all the time, there is no space anywhere and no openings or sense
of air.

Loudness really comes from arrangement and performance. Gainriding can help
and compression can help, but it's mostly in front of the mike rather than
behind it.
--scott
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