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atomly
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Thu, 2 Nov 2000 21:02:24 -0600
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Re: [idm] Re: something about bad MP3's
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On Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 06:38:03PM -0500, Chris Fahey wrote:
quoted 4 lines I'm guessing that the high-volume mastering is done to compensate for> I'm guessing that the high-volume mastering is done to compensate for > low-power walkmans and a going-deaf generation of walkman-addicted kids, but > in any event I would never sumbit my tunes to normalization. If the levels > were good enough for the artist, they're good enough for me.
It's also important a lot of the time that a record be cut as loud as possible if it's going to be played in a club, which is why electronic music is normalized really loud. Most records are cut about reference (0dB) in fact. -- :: atomly :: atomly@atomly.com | atomly@atdot.org | atomly@curiousnetworks.com http://www.atomly.com | http://www.mp3.com/atomly --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org