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| Thread ID: 108041 | 2010-03-11 21:03:00 | Why Music Sounds Worse | Strommer (42) | PC World Chat |
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| 866137 | 2010-03-11 21:03:00 | Excellent article: www.npr.org Excerpt: ...Paul McCartney's 1989 song "Figure of Eight" as an example, comparing its original recording with what a modern engineer might do with it. "It really no longer sounds like a snare drum with a very sharp attack," Ludwig says. "It sounds more like somebody padding on a piece of leather or something like that," Ludwig says. He's referring to the practice of using compressors to squash the music, making the quiet parts louder and the loud parts a little quieter, so it jumps out of your radio or iPod. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 866138 | 2010-03-11 21:26:00 | en.wikipedia.org | Metla (12) | ||
| 866139 | 2010-03-11 21:34:00 | Death Magnetic is by far the worst I've heard, great album, not a great sound most of the time. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 866140 | 2010-03-11 21:53:00 | Death Magnetic sounds like a monotone. I'm told the album sounds far far far better on LP. Hopefully one day I'll get to hear it as it should sound. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 866141 | 2010-03-12 01:57:00 | Death Magnetic sounds like a monotone . I'm told the album sounds far far far better on LP . Hopefully one day I'll get to hear it as it should sound . I wish to Christ they'd re-master . . . And Justice For All . . . . the production on that is abysmal, yet it's some of their best work . |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 866142 | 2010-03-12 02:13:00 | Hell no, Justice was the soundtrack to my life for quite a few years, It maybe flawed but I'd be gutted if they messed with it. Imo they should update the format but stop messing with the music, It should live and die by how good the album was made on the day. And digital manipulation should be outlawed, Raising the gain and tuning vocals are two of the worst things to ever be done in music and Gaytallica have made extensive use of both gimmicks. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 866143 | 2010-03-12 04:16:00 | For quality sound I listen to A Perfect Circle. Everything else I enjoy the noise | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 866144 | 2010-03-12 06:17:00 | Death Magnetic sounds like a monotone. I'm with you there - everything by Metallica sounds like monotone. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 866145 | 2010-03-12 06:50:00 | Cranking Kill em All right now, This album rips new ********s into everyone that cranks it. | Metla (12) | ||
| 866146 | 2010-03-12 06:52:00 | Maybe it sounds worse because it is? | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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