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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: border_reiver on September 22, 2014, 11:49:45 AM

Title: MK statement about "Loudness War"
Post by: border_reiver on September 22, 2014, 11:49:45 AM

I came across a Danish article about the current trend in the music industry that makes music just sound loud by reducing dynamics. The HiFi-frontman had asked MK to make a statement about this.

Article in Danish:

http://www.recordere.dk/indhold/templates/design.aspx?articleid=11572&zoneid=5 (http://www.recordere.dk/indhold/templates/design.aspx?articleid=11572&zoneid=5)

Video in Danish with MK's concerned statements about what has gone wrong:

http://vimeo.com/106733464 (http://vimeo.com/106733464)

Title: Re: MK statement about "Loudness War"
Post by: dmg on September 22, 2014, 12:17:43 PM

Thanks for that.  True what they say.  I use Wavelab Lite to try and enhance the sound of some bootlegs and reading the wave pattern can sometimes tell me exactly how it sounds before listening to it!  Loudness is easy to add but near impossible to remove to my (little) knowledge.

Title: Re: MK statement about "Loudness War"
Post by: JF on September 22, 2014, 04:25:38 PM

http://www.mk-guitar.com/2008/10/07/loudness-war-louder-is-better-why-cds-are-reduced-in-dynamics/ (http://www.mk-guitar.com/2008/10/07/loudness-war-louder-is-better-why-cds-are-reduced-in-dynamics/)