"Huge" wrote in message
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On 2017-04-07, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 07/04/17 08:39, Brian Gaff wrote:
Well, it does not have to be that way. certainly back in 2000 r2 put out
a
Bee Gees concert with wonderful dynamic range and quality on DAB. Some
of
the concerts recorded for radio 1 in the 70s and 80s were very good
also,
but when more recently they have rebroadcast some of them they are
compressed to hell and back. I know this as I have high quality
recordings
from FM of the originals.
As I say, they need to decide what they are aiming for. Its not just
classical lovers who like good quality output.
The standards at the bbc have fallen to a new low and now I suspect
most
listeners would be astounded just how realistic and good so called pop
concerts can be.

Pop music was always second to classical with regard to funding (elitism
etc...), hence why the Pop's reliance on dynamic range compression to
cope with limited bandwidth, and now an unfortunate addiction to using
it from the industry - even for CDs FFS.

I would suggest that Pop's reliance on dynamic range compression was more
to
do with the "loudness wars" than limited bandwidth, especially since it
predates digital media.

A cigar for that man:-)

In pop music the public consider louder to be better.

Over the years, I have, on many occasions asked
listeners to choose between two identical mastered
mixes both peaking at -1dB FS but one of them
compressed 3dB. They perceive the compressed
version as louder, therefore better. Hardly anyone
notices that in every other respect the two are identical,
but somehow the vocal sound is better, and the solos
are fuller, and it sounds better in the car, and on the
kitchen radio..........

Iain

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