Re: [ARSCLIST] fwd: Everything Louder Than Everything Else : Have the loudness wars reached their final battle?

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just curious as to why my original posting hasn't shown up on my screen, along with the other article I
posted about Harrison Birtwistle, but Tom's response did get through.

dl

Tom Fine wrote:

> Here's a link to the actual article in case you want to print for the files.
>
> http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/stories/xl/2006/09/28cover.html
>
> Thanks Dave, this is a good presentation of a vexing self-inflicted wound.
>
> I think we've run this issue around, but that might be the Ampex list. For more perspective, see Bob
> Orban's excellent article:
> http://www.orban.com/support/orban/techtopics/Appdx_Radio_Ready_The_Truth_1.3.pdf
> which shows that these over-loud CD's sound even worse after being put through FM processing.
>
> It's just disgraceful how 50 years of progress in sound recording and reproduction -- to where at
> least a few recordings each year were truly life-like -- is being erased in less than a generation.
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 7:33 PM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] fwd: Everything Louder Than Everything Else : Have the loudness wars reached
> their final battle?
>
> > Long, but interesting. DL
> >
> > Everything Louder Than Everything Else : Have the loudness wars reached their
> > final battle?