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Everything available digitally has a weak dynamic range. Really? I can't find the figures right now, but as I recall the max dynamic range available to vinyl i
by marrs 12y ago
Everything available digitally has a weak dynamic range.
Really? I can't find the figures right now, but as I recall the max dynamic range available to vinyl is about 40db whereas for a standard CD it's about 96db, so in the hands of a good mastering engineer, even standard CDs should be superior.
Having said that, most pop music is compressed for radio or jukebox these days where all dynamic range is killed in the pursuit of loudness.
Everything available digitally is restricted by an end user license agreement
Yeah, I still buy hard copies for the same reason.
- darkr 12y agoAFAIK, theoretical dynamic range these days is something like 50-70db depending on the vinyl. ..But, as you said the actual dynamic range is down to the original source and the whims of the mastering engineer.
- mironathetin 12y ago"Really? I can't find the figures right now, (…)" A good dynamic range for a rock music recording is 15 db. Some of the really badly compressed recordings have only 5 db or less. The best classical recordings come close to 20 db, but that usually involves speech. None of the available formats has a problem with any of this. Here is a link with dynamic range measurements for countless albums, if anyone wants to check: http://dr.loudness-war.info http://dr.loudness-war.info
- warfangle 12y agoKeep in mind I was talking about the media available, not the medium. As you point out, while CDs have a higher theoretical dynamic range, nearly everything available after the late 1980s is compressed to within 10 - and sometimes just 5 - decibels.