trott3r wrote: > Lo, > > At 04:35 31/07/2012, Archimago wrote: > > >cliveb wrote: > > > Using the word "fashion" hits the nail on the head. Extreme > compression > > > and peak limiting is the currently fashionable way to master > recordings. > > > But as we all know, fashions come and go. > > > > > > >Alas, this "fashion" has been going on now since ~1995! I was shocked > >recently that the "Dark Knight Rises" soundtrack has been affected... > >Unbelievable that a soundtrack score would be compressed so severely > ;-( > >Utterly insane... > > > AFAIK it started with GNRs appetite for destruction 87? 89? > Most recordings around 1995 onwards have been compressed in this > terrible > way. > > Martin > > Running MorphOS v3.1 (July 2012) on a PowerPC Powerbook, Moderator of > MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups Interestingly, that same bands latest effort, Chinese Democracy, is actually an album with decent dynamics ...
------------------------------------------------------------------------ bakker_be's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30369 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95771 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
