I cannot see the point of releasing the likes of any Beatles recording
in 24 bit. At least 8 of those bits are wasted on a 1970's recording as
noise from the original tapes along with inherant non linear element of
tapes.
As for the volume issue, alot of it is down to the A weighting curves of
Zombie wrote:
Every recording has its own natural playback level where it sounds
best...
Or you could just use loudness or tone controls.
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Julf wrote:
Or you could just use loudness or tone controls.
Yes the loudness contour is avery good idea .
.. On relatively naturally recorded stuff when the instruments makes
sense .
..And if people actually understood what it was , not thinking it was an
instant disco button hence why we
SuperQ wrote:
And this is where you're missing the actual point. You're comparing two
different tracks of different content. Sure, they might be the same
song, and even come from the same source multi-track, but the mastering
is different. You seem to prefer the higher dynamic range
heisenberg wrote:
I am more concerned about listening to tracks where everything sounds at
the same or similar level of loudness. In other words, there are many
CDs where the music does not seem to 'breathe', and a flute that's
playing in the background is as loud as the bass guitar etc. I
It _is_ the reason, though, why all that dynamic compression is being
done. It comparatively increases the volume of the track.
It's less conclusive than the effect for identical tracks, though
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mlsstl wrote:
This is NOT what was being discussed just a few posts back.
Rather it was about taking the same recording and playing it back at two
ever so slightly different playback levels. Most people prefer the one
that is slightly louder even if they can't perceive the volume
mlsstl wrote:
This is NOT what was being discussed just a few posts back.
Rather it was about taking the same recording and playing it back at two
ever so slightly different playback levels. Most people prefer the one
that is slightly louder even if they can't perceive the volume
A fairly pervasive urban myth has been percolating among the community,
and this myth has to do with the unfounded assumption that louder always
gets perceived as better sounding. In my particular case, and in a few
other cases I know of, the exact opposite is true. When comparing
side-by-side
It's coming from ABX tests, there are scientific papers about this. It's
not an urban myth, you are special.
How did you find out? Did you do an ABX Test? This is especially about
loudness differences which are too subtle to be consciously perceived.
heisenberg wrote:
A fairly pervasive urban myth has been percolating among the community,
and this myth has to do with the unfounded assumption that louder always
gets perceived as better sounding. In my particular case, and in a few
other cases I know of, the exact opposite is true. When
There is enough bad music out there that can't be played back silent
enough to please. You even may argue this music sounds best when not
played back at all.
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mlsstl wrote:
Finally, your comment is a bit confusing, as you refer to comparing
side-by-side two versions of the same track. I couldn't quite tell if
you were talking about the same source where you had introduced a volume
difference or were talking about two separate CDs where one was
heisenberg wrote:
When comparing side-by-side two versions of the same track, I tend to
invariably favor the quieter sounding one.
And this is where you're missing the actual point. You're comparing two
different tracks of different content. Sure, they might be the same
song, and even come
Every recording has its own natural playback level where it sounds
best...
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I think Wombat hit the nail on the head!!
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