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Absolutely! Don't get rid of those CDs! The dynamic-compression problem is so severe, widespread, and yet under-recognized that I don't think music will ever r
by ShadowBanThis01 4y ago
Absolutely! Don't get rid of those CDs!
The dynamic-compression problem is so severe, widespread, and yet under-recognized that I don't think music will ever recover. I have 45s from the '80s that sound way better than "remastered" digital releases today. And that has nothing to do with "vinyl vs. digital." It's about everyone having access to devices capable of incredible fidelity today, and nothing but ruined trash to play on them.
- dylan604 4y agolet's face it, there is a very large amount of music consumed on nothing more than earbud level of speaker. so large, that if they make it sound good on those and not so good on larger speaker systems, most people wouldn't know. that leaves a small number of very vocal people to bitch about it. however, these are the same people that believe you have to have gold plated cabling and all the other nonsense that audiophiles believe. so, if you mix for something that keeps >90% of people from bitching while cashing in all of those $9/month subscription fees, then sounds like a pretty decent bizplan. even "room" sound is nothing but bookshelf sized speakers. i miss my towers with a 12"-18" sub, a 8"-10" mid, and a 1"-2" tweeter. i cried a bit having to get rid of those.
- ShadowBanThis01 4y agoThe problem is that dynamic compression doesn't help ANYONE. Earbuds, speakers, headphones... they all benefit from more dynamic range. Plus, if compressed shit were such a huge priority with people, it should have been added to the DEVICES. And in fact... it was, decades ago. Even stock Ford CD players had a "Compress" button on them, in case you were listening to classical while driving in a noisy car. Easy solution that didn't ruin generations' worth of music.