"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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Well, the sound of Dan the Music Man on the Vinylvend channel was
exactly what I would call harsh. Was he using a C1000s maybe?

:-)

There are lots of examples of "harsh mixes" Take a listen to a
very good song by Kirsty MacColl. It was a nicely-made
multitrack, but the vinyl single has outrageous compression and EQ -
even more than on the YouTubeclip. It was loud on the radio, though:-)
This was "fashionable" long before the advent of CD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1oKU5BJ4bQ

Iain