Dynamic Range Day – SHOUT OUT against the Loudness Wars

What is the Loudness War exactly? Music is changing and recorded music is has changed too over the last years becoming much louder and sounding worse. Why? Well I guess we should ask the record companies.

Engineers and artists are using modern technology to push the average level of recorded music up and up and up against the “brick wall” maximum level of the CD format. This results in distortion, lack of punch and a flat, two-dimensional, lifeless sound.

You can read more about the Loudness War here.

What is Dynamic Range ? Dynamic Range is a measure of how much contrast there is in music, how much light and shade, how exciting it sounds. It’s best explained on Ian Shepherd’s blog, Production Advice, here you can also read more about Dynamic Range Day and the Loudness Wars. Ian Shepherd is also the one who had the idea of the Dynamic Range Day, which is on 20th of March and if you want to support it spread the word. If you have a website you can get a banner to support it from here.

Here is a video explaining the Loudness War:

Remember! Without silence, there is no loud!