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As a music producer I've been ranting for a while now about how a lot of modern music cuts low end out in order to be louder on mobile devices and on streaming
by winternett 4y ago
As a music producer I've been ranting for a while now about how a lot of modern music cuts low end out in order to be louder on mobile devices and on streaming services like Spotify...
It's also been reported that the algorithms on sites like Spotify favor music that has less low end on it (especially pop songs), which only encourages this trend of loudness.
I've found that sub frequencies are also a good anchor for preventing music from being turned up too loud into areas where ear damage occurs... At live events in the past I've frequently had to wear ear plugs (or rolled up tissues in my ears if I forgot plugs) in order to protect my hearing from the trend of louder music composition.
In all of our music, I usually tune low end frequencies to create bass pressure that can only be felt on excellent sound systems, this is also likely why our spotify stream numbers have been low for years now, despite us doing well in places like audiomack and YouTube (where bass music aficionados are more likely to go for music...