The Loudness Wars

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In part 2 of the story of mastering, we explore the consequences of the Loudness War and call out some of the worst offenders. We’ll also hear about the artists and mastering engineers who have been fighting back, and learn how modern listening habits might finally put an end to this sonic arms race. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound and hosted by Dallas Taylor. Follow the show on Twitter & Facebook. Become a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Check out Ian Shepherd’s podcast The Mastering Show. Check out Greg Milner’s book, Perfecting Sound Forever. Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/loudnesswars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.9	You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.
0:42.2	I'm Dallas Taylor.
0:43.5	And this is part two of the story of mastering.
0:52.3	In the last episode, we looked at the history of mastering.
0:55.6	Up until the 80s, the constraints of analog equipment meant that music had to be mastered
0:59.5	on the quieter side.
1:01.1	While this may sound like a bad thing, the upside is that music from this era has really
1:04.9	strong dynamics, almost across the board.
1:07.7	Pick nearly any song from the 70s or older, and you'll find a striking contrast between
1:12.1	the quietest parts and the loudest parts.
1:14.8	This gives music a much more spacious and vibrant quality.
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