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16 maj 2013 · Critics of the loudness war maintain that the average volume level of popular music recordings has increased dramatically since the proliferation of digital technology in the 1980s, and that this increase has had detrimental effects on sound quality and the listening experience.
The loudness war (or loudness race) is a trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music, which reduces audio fidelity and—according to many critics—listener enjoyment. Increasing loudness was first reported as early as the 1940s, with respect to mastering practices for 7-inch singles. [1] .
Loud, Louder, Loudest: How Classical Music Started to Roar. As the world added decibels, so did orchestras. Share full article. Michael Waraksa. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim. Published April...
I begin to make this argument by defining the contemporary loudness war, describing the critical discourse that has been developed by musicians, fans and industry personnel in rallying against this phenomenon.
17 cze 2021 · Over the past several decades this psychoacoustic phenomenon led to the emergence of music production techniques driven by a “louder is better” mentality, and a situation commonly referred to as The Loudness War, or The Loudness Race. Let’s pin back our ears and dig into how we got into this war, the major events, and how it ends…
Historically, loudness was measured using an ear-balancing method with an audiometer in which the amplitude of a sine wave was adjusted by the user to equal the perceived loudness of the sound being evaluated. [6]
30 wrz 2021 · The aim of this chapter is to analyse the relationship between loudness and the physical parameters of sound pressure, frequency and spectrum, and also the hearing status (hearing loss), given the relevance of these factors in the perceived loudness of the musical tones.
