On 9/28/07, Charles Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, equalization and compression. Yeah, I can see that. I still think > he's wrong for blaming CDs though. I think the same thing would have > happened (and was happening) in any medium. I know the trend had > already started with LPs and cassette tapes.
A couple of points come to mind: Firstly, let's not read too much into the precise wording of what sounds like a throwaway line. Having said that, I think that some of the things we are seeing with the "loudness war" would not be possible without digital technology. One of the root causes is the fact that the default way of consuming music for much of the world is via MP3 or other lossy digital formats -- leading to CDs being engineered to be ripped. > It's not the medium, is my message. Heh. -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
