Steve Corey wrote,
| I have many CD's that are mastered too loudly [because their dynamic
| range is compressed and even the softest passages are almost as loud
| as the peaks].
Tracks that are unrelentingly fortissimo throughout are relatively few in my
collection, and I agree with you that it's a poor way to present music. But
the problem which I described as "mastered too softly" is not that the soft
passages are soft -- they're supposed to be, after all -- but that the loud-
est ones are too soft. My trouble is tracks where the peak is at -6 to -4
dB; the range is a separate consideration. When I copy those to MD, they
need to be boosted in their entirety, soft passages along with those that
include the weak peaks. That's why I disagree very strongly with your proc-
lamation of a couple weeks ago that digital gain adjustment on home recording
devices is an absolutely horrible thing that never should have been invented;
for me it's indispensable.
And Steve, if your idea of older music is Peter Gabriel, it's not surprising
that there's little if any overlap in our collections.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word
"unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
