I ve seen this myth used on this forum as a justification for buying vinyl releases instead of digital.
Loudness war vinyl cd.
I will address this issue in an upcoming faq at some time in the future.
My main point is there is no physical limitation to vinyl which makes it immune to loudness war treatment.
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Vinyl won t show flat topped waveforms ever because it s not possible to create square waves with vinyl.
Loudness 5 shadows of war.
The loudness war or loudness race refers to the trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music which reduces audio fidelity and according to many critics listener enjoyment increasing loudness was first reported as early as the 1940s with respect to mastering practices for 7 singles.
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Vinyl and cd discography.
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135 releases 43 albums 28 singles eps 28 compilations 35 videos 1 miscellaneous 71 appearances 16 albums 46 compilations 9.
I ve made a little comparison between the horribly overcompressed cd version of stadium arcadium and the brilliantly done lp version mastered by the legend.
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View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2005 cd release of shadows of war on discogs.
Examples of the loudness war in action the best way to really understand what is happening to our music is to see if for yourself.
War and pain rr 9825 1984.
By loudness 2009.
There is a really great dynamic range database at dr loudness war info that covers everything from modern cd s remastered back catalogues and vinyl.
Thunder in the east.
The maximum peak level of analog recordings such as these is limited by varying specifications of.