One for the sound engineers . . .
Are Technology Limits
In MP3s and iPods
Ruining Pop Music?
--- http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB118953936892024096.html
Published by joosypigeon at 9:57am on Thu 13th September 2007. Viewed 2,063 times.
No.
Published by BennyG at 10:07am on Thu 13th September 2007.
When I was a kid we used to tape our pop off radio1.
Published by DJ Ohmygod at 10:12am on Thu 13th September 2007.
The problem of over-compression and limiting to make everything as loud as possible is a very real one, but I'm not sure how much it has to do with MP3 or the iPod in particular. It's just a function of the way digital audio works, where the lowest possible peak-to-average ratio gives you the loudest sound at any given volume level.
There are lots of compromises involved in mastering and cutting vinyl records, too, such as 'diameter loss'.
Published by sam i at 10:21am on Thu 13th September 2007.
What he said
Published by BennyG at 10:23am on Thu 13th September 2007.
Its also a issue with how music is being produced these days, rather than just how its being listened to.
Published by rishistar at 11:01am on Thu 13th September 2007.
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