14 Jan
2008
14 Jan
'08
4:44 p.m.
Arnold Krille wrote:
Am Montag, 14. Januar 2008 schrieb Fons Adriaensen:
Compressed music avoids the radio station nightmare of quiet passages -
listeners might think something's wrong with the station and switch to
another station. Any "selling better" effect is only because radio
stations simply refuse to play uncompressed music.
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David
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If this is true, it means we are being deprived
of good recorded
sound not because the technology isn't performing, but just
because bad sound sells better.
You get the same answer out of any serious discussion about compression and
mastering: Bad loud music sells better than for example an unplugged concert
recorded with just a stereo-mic (or some ambisonic-setup:)...