On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:52:45 +0200, "Iain Churches"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:08:41 +0200, "Iain Churches"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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Not all is gloom in the dynamic range midden. I've just been pulling
to pieces a bit of Led Zeppelin to compare a recent CD of LZ IV with
my original vinyl copy. I'm happy to be able to report that the new CD
has hugely *increased* dynamics over the vinyl, and there is no sign
of any mastering engineer making it loud.

It is so nice when the artists have the muscle to stay in charge.

http://81.174.169.10/odds/dynamics

to see what I found.


This probably was not a case of anyone "having muscle"
but simply a unanimous decision to master a dynamic, clean,
unclipped CD. It is easily done, and is indeed very good news.


Iain



I think that coming to such a unanimous decision is quite easy when
you have Page, Plant and Jones giving you the evil eye across the desk
daring you to decide otherwise. Anyone from today's pop generation
might have a little trouble overruling the producer's decision to go
for loud.


Agreed. Who was the producer, and where was the CD mastered?

Iain


Now I'm laughing - that persuasion was probably pretty easy. Jimmy
Page produced it. Peter Grant was the executive producer. It says it
was done at Atlantic, but I suspect it wasn't all done in the one
place.

d

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