Dynamic Range Day 2011
Fighting the loudness war
Public awareness of the so-called 'loudness war' has been
increasing of late, thanks to exposure in non-specialist
publications (The Guardian and The Wall
Street Journal have both featured articles about it), and also
because of initiatives like Dynamic Range Day.
Described as a "day of online activity to make people more aware of
the loudness war", Dynamic Range Day makes use of social networking
sites like Twitter
and Facebook to try to educate both music-industry professionals
and the record-buying public about the deleterious effects of
excessive dynamic-range
reduction (which is not an easy thing to do, as any studio geek
who's tried to explain compression to a less technically-inclined
friend will know!).
To this end, the organisers of Dynamic Range Day 2011 have
organised a competition, wherein entrants have to listen to three
different masters of the same
mix, and identify the version that has the greatest dynamic range.
There are eight prizes to be won, including an SSL X-Desk, a pair
of B&W CM1 loudspeakers,
and a Shure mobile recording kit, including PG42 and PG27 mics.
There will also be an award for the best-sounding dynamic mix of
2010-11. The winner will be chosen by a panel of industry experts,
and you can nominate
a mix you think worthy of the award via the Dynamic Range Day web site.
This year, Dynamic Range Day will be held on March 25th. For more
information, check out the web site, below.
www.dynamicrangeday.com
Pass it on!
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