Most producers I talk to don't know about it or don't understand it. They don't even realise that they're victims of it. Trust me Ian, there's amateur producers all over the place that are crushing the life out of their music because they think that's just what you're meant to do. Then there's listeners. I've never met a music listener that has even heard of the loudness wars, let alone understand it. They're totally fooled by the loudness tricks, as are a lot of producers that don't do proper comparisons of their heavily and not heavily compressed versions of sounds, if they even bother with that. The problem is still bad. Sausages everywhere.. haha..

Just gonna leave this here ;) http://ianstewartmusic.us/blog/edm-mixing-mastering

I use the old TT meter, with 32 Lives - keep it at about 8-10, seems cool

@lelionmoddeur: Only when they're relevant, I hope ! Seriously, I think Min PSR is the most reliable metric for measuring "loudness crush", and there's no other meter that displays it, so...!

Dynamic Range is still right I think. We are talking about what dynamics one uses within the whole dynamic range.

Some even sings autotune without using autotune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvaEaSR6Rcw

Why “Dynamic Range Day” is a really bad name. And come to think of it, why “dynamic range” probably isn’t what you think it is. And neither are “dynamics”! And why the Loudness War hasn’t changed them. At least, not one kind – or not in the way that you think. Because physics. It’s complicated!

Plus special bonus topics: Autotune and Taylor Swift (!)

Links:

Dynamic Range Day
http://dynamicrangeday.co.uk/

How to use the TT ‘Dynamic Range’ Meter – and where to get it
http://productionadvice.co.uk/how-to-avoid-over-compressing-your-mix/

The ‘Dynamic Range’ Database
http://dr.loudness-war.info/

Dynameter
http://www.meterplugs.com/dynameter?a_aid=edmmr&a_bid=3bb60bda

Did they REALLY just auto-tune Aretha ? SERIOUSLY ?
http://productionadvice.co.uk/aretha-autotune/

So Taylor Swift is louder than Motorhead, AC/DC and The Sex Pistols… – wait, WHAT?
http://productionadvice.co.uk/taylor-swift-loudness/


The Mastering Show #10 - Dynamic Range Day

This is the show where we cover all aspects of mastering. If you're interested in mastering, want to learn how to get better results mastering your own music, or even want to be a mastering engineer, this is the show you want to hear.

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