ralphpnj wrote: > Finally I believe that there are several "masters" in use when making a > CD or an LP. There's the master tape, which is then used to make a > separate CD master and then a different LP master. Since the overall > volume of an LP can't be boosted like that of CD there is no reason to > use as much dynamic range compression on the LP master There is never any reason to use excessive dynamic range compression, regardless of the delivery medium. In fact, if vinyl is the medium, there is MORE reason to use it, to get the signal level as far above the surface noise as you can.
In the rock/pop world, dynamic range compression is no longer a tool for making things louder or eliminating dead air. It has simply become dogma that pop music is meant to be mastered that way. There's a whole generation of artists, producers and possibly even engineers who think that's the right way to do it. So the LP master is commonly derived from the already hypercompressed "master master", because from an artistic viewpoint that is how it's supposed to sound. Sad but true. That's also why modern remastered CDs routinely sound worse than the original 1980s release - because the level balance has been "corrected" to conform to modern standards. Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105070 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
