emalvick;674741 Wrote: > I think in an ideal world, we're listening to music as the recording > engineer or artist intended. For instance, if the artist intends for > one disc to be louder than another, than I'd hope they record it that > way. I like to think that if I were to put 2 CD's in a player back to > back that by not adjusting the volume, I am getting what's intended. > This would likely mean 2 completely different replay gains, but to keep > the intended dynamic, you'd only want to use one. Using the 2 different > RG values would give you roughly equal volume, but as you stated not > radio volume. That is closer to track gain, and probably normalized to > eliminate dynamics; this is something no one should really want. > > Unfortunately, the engineering is not that great these days. I doubt > that music is often mastered for such dynamic differences per disc (I'm > sure there are exceptions, especially in specific genres). I also doubt > that artists even intend for these types of dynamics. I like to think I > have broad listening tastes, and I feel like the days of dynamic > variations in music are all but past. The focus on loudness is at > fault, and I do applaud the few artists that still realize that > dynamics are every bit as important to music as rhythm, harmony, and > melody. I agree with your view of the ideal. And I can think of a lot of examples of a disc that I think the artist or engineer intends to be quieter really is quieter. Neil Young's "Rust Never Sleeps" and Foo Fighters "In Your Honor" come to mind, though for me the former case isn't different discs but different sides of the vinyl. At least that's the way I hear it, but now I'm curious and will check to see if the calculated RG confirms the loudness differences, or if I just think I'm hearing it because of different song styles and instrumentation.
On the latter point I am not nearly as pessimistic as you, especially about artists not even intending to have dynamics. Yes, compression and loudness wars have destroyed standards for recorded popular music, but I think there are a lot of artists out there who still value dynamics and make sure they are preserved in their performances and recordings. Some of my faves such as Peter Gabriel and Cowboy Junkies stand out, but there are others, too. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91551 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
