| Vuzman | Why New Music Doesn't Sound As Good As It Did |
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by Christopher Null
Never mind that today's factory-produced starlets and mini-clones just don't have the practiced chops of the supergroups of yesteryear, pop in a new CD and you might notice that the quality of the music itself—maybe something as simple as a snare drum hit—just doesn't sound as crisp and as clear as you're used to. Why is that?
It's part of the music industry's quest to make music louder and louder, and it's been going on for decades, at least since the birth of the compact disc. Check out the nice little video, a mere 2 minutes long, which explains it in detail, with audio cues that you'll be able to hear in crisp detail.
The key to the problem is that, in making the soft parts of a track louder (in the process making the entire track loud), you lose detail in the song: The difference between what's supposed to be loud and what's supposed to be soft becomes less and less. The result is that, sure, the soft parts of a song are nice and loud, but big noises like drum beats become muffled and fuzzy. But consumers often subconsciously equate loudness with quality, and thus, record producers pump up the volume. Anything to make a buck.
The bigger problem is that this is all unnecessary. Stereo equipment is more powerful today than ever, and last time I checked, every piece of music hardware had a volume knob.
Don't take my word for it: Pop in the first CD you bought and play it at the same volume level as the most recent one you bought. You might be shocked by what you hear.
Anyone still wondering why the music business is suffering?
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| Roffen | RE: Why New Music Doesn't Sound As Good As It Did |
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| | Location: Copenhagen | | Joined: 12.11.06 | | Posted on 02-07-2007 17:12 |
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I can be the first to admit it... I'm a sinner!
I do this sin frequently, mainly, when I am mixing sound for commercials.
This is the same principle of lighting, shadows make the pictures 
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| Grizlas | RE: Why New Music Doesn't Sound As Good As It Did |
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| | Location: Denmark | | Joined: 08.06.06 | | Posted on 03-07-2007 01:54 |
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This is just terrible imo....kills good music.
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| Spiff | RE: Why New Music Doesn't Sound As Good As It Did |
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| | Location: Tórshavn | | Joined: 27.06.06 | | Posted on 03-07-2007 19:33 |
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LOUD is GOOD, party on dude
i´ve always liked it loud, maybe because my ALBA stereo couldn´t play quality
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Edited by Spiff on 03-07-2007 20:17 |
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