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Is Louder Better?

Posted by michael on from the mastering-mastering dept.

GoodNicsTken writes "Rip Rowan over at prorec.com did an analysis of 5 different Rush CD's released from 1984 to 2002. The results show a definite trend in the recording/mastering style from each album. Rip contends that louder is not necessarily better as the record execs believe. The artist however, is often left with little choice in the matter."

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  2. Editoralizing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    artist however, is often left with little choice in the matter

    Well, we cant write an article about music or sounds with sticking in the little jabs at the RIAA. Can the editors please stop going "Offtopic"? I think we have enough *AA bashing around here as it is.

  3. yeah... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I could have told you that a long time ago!!!!!

    fp - whoo hoo!!

  4. Mars Bars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is just a little off topic, but my wife had never heard of Marianne Faithful. So I explained to her who she was, etc., and mentioned the "Mars Bar" incident. This quickly led to the question "Are Mars bars still available?" (Note that this question was motivated purely by curiosity). Neither of us were sure. But low and behold, when Uday and Qsay (sp?) were found dead, what was next to them but a box of Mars bars. And I heard about this on Mick Jagger's birthday! Is that far out, or what?

  5. Re:I totally agree. by mugnyte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    nice one! mod parent up with your spare pts

  6. $10 SAYS I KNOW WHAT THE NEXT SLASHDOT STORY IS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


  7. Re:How could he differentiate one album from anoth by dbrower · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    easy-- following the logic, when you put them on shuffle play in your cd changer, the newer ones are louder. By the logic PolySutra A&R, this makes the new ones better.

    -dB

    --
    "It if was easy to do, we'd find someone cheaper than you to do it."
  8. Neil Peart is the Greatest Drummer Alive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    Sorry mods, you can't mod me offtopic this time.