"Ricky W. Hunt" wrote in message news:7uAwc.57204$Ly.4318@attbi_s01...
"Faragan" wrote in message
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Great mix engineers, but did an A&R mastered Avril Lavigne's new cd?

I cannot stand to listen to it for more than 15 seconds before my ears
start to bleed.

Class action lawsuit anyone?


I know what you mean. I'm near 40 and this stuff grates my ears. How a young
person's hearing could take it is beyond me. Of course this what they are
used to and is presented to them as "professional sounding" so it's what
they identify with when they hear the words "pro sound".
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MisteRogers asks: "Can you say 'excessive dynamic compression' ?"

I saw it somewhere - it escapes me - online a list of prominent CDs
produced since 1984, showing the title, artist, and average sound
level in Digital terms. Basically, album by album, the average level
crept closer to zero - the digital audio theoretical maximum never to
be exceeded. -10, -11, -9, -9, -6, -7, -7, -4, and so on. Higher
overall volumes at the expense of dynamic vitality. : ( Translated
to even a violin solo, this means you are losing the peaks and valleys
that compose a violin's essence!

This is why I have to drag out some of my old vinyl to really
experience the artist's intent - something lost on the CD transcripts
and digital "Remasters".

-ChrisCoaster