[linux-audio-user] Re: 192kHz

studio64 fsmith at walescomputers.co.uk
Fri Jan 27 11:56:33 EST 2006


Michael T D Nelson wrote:

> Ismael Valladolid Torres wrote:
>
>> Michael T D Nelson escribe:
>>
>>> The "bickering about the dynamics of CDs" could be partly due to the 
>>> production used in lots of CDs - there is often a tendency to 
>>> overcompress popular music (in particular) to ridiculous levels, 
>>> reducing the dynamic range considerably.
>>
>>
>>
>> [1]This is the best article I've ever read about this issue
>>
>> 1. 
>> http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/8A133F52D0FD71AB86256C2E005DAF1C 
>>
>>
>> Cordially, Ismael
>
>
> I've read that article (and I've heard the Rush CDs!) and I couldn't 
> agree more.
>
> In general, I can't help but feel that if the engineer always needs to 
> compress a acoustic recording, then the musician should really learn 
> how to control the dynamics of his performance better.
>
> Dynamics are an important part of music!
>
Yes this is indeed true and one of the reasons some older recordings 
sound so good is because they were played really well.
I have fallen into the ' I'll sort that out in the mix'  Really very 
rarely works.
If it doesn't sound that good play it again until it does.

Bob






> Regards,
> Michael
>




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