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Canada · 03-08-2009, 07:48 PM

CD's are recorded at a much higher volume than Blu ray's and even DVD's why? By rcording them as such a high volume you can't turn up your volume when listning to CD's there for not getting as good a bass response out of tower speakers. Can some one clue me in to why? I have no clue why they do it.

Clark Kent · 03-08-2009, 07:53 PM

An unfortunate trend in mastering for the cd format in the last decade is for cd's to be mastered very loud with little dynamic range. See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

tbizzle · 03-08-2009, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

An unfortunate trend in mastering for the cd format in the last decade is for cd's to be mastered very loud with little dynamic range. See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

I heard that Metallicas' new album was one of the worst yet.

Canada · 03-08-2009, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

An unfortunate trend in mastering for the cd format in the last decade is for cd's to be mastered very loud with little dynamic range. See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

What a shame

Sir Terrence · 03-08-2009, 10:17 PM

While movies have standards for mixing and mastering, music only has no such standards. In the absence of standards, unfortunately you are going to hear a lot of bad mixing and mastering practices.

I have refused job after job because the artist or the producer wanted me to mix or master at levels that I thought were unlistenable. I was asked to apply so much compression that is killed the music just to make it playable on radio. I refused to do these projects, but my business or lively hood was not on the line. Other engineers and mastering professionals are not in that boat.

Audiophile_At_Birth · 03-08-2009, 10:46 PM

Metallica's latest CD WAS a wreck. The Day that Never Comes has got to be the worst mastering of a single/song in recent years. I thought it was just a bad CD, but after listening to my friends, what do you know...it still sucks.

Mr.White · 03-08-2009, 11:41 PM

MFSL Gold CD's have always sounded incredible,they know how to make quality product,Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" is a fave of mine as is Cream's "Disreali Gears" with BOTH stereo and mono sides(so much dynamic range!) Sure they cost more,but they sound sweet,DCC Gold Discs are also awesome(Cream's "Wheels of Fire" is the bomb!) I've found that the older pressings of CD's seem to have more dynamic range than the louder new releases,maybe I'm just old fashioned. Just an opinion

03-08-2009, 07:48 PM	#1
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	CD recorded at too high a volume CD's are recorded at a much higher volume than Blu ray's and even DVD's why? By rcording them as such a high volume you can't turn up your volume when listning to CD's there for not getting as good a bass response out of tower speakers. Can some one clue me in to why? I have no clue why they do it.

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03-08-2009, 07:53 PM	#2
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	An unfortunate trend in mastering for the cd format in the last decade is for cd's to be mastered very loud with little dynamic range. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

03-08-2009, 10:17 PM	#5
Sir Terrence Sound Insider/M.P.S.E. Member since:Dec 2006	While movies have standards for mixing and mastering, music only has no such standards. In the absence of standards, unfortunately you are going to hear a lot of bad mixing and mastering practices. I have refused job after job because the artist or the producer wanted me to mix or master at levels that I thought were unlistenable. I was asked to apply so much compression that is killed the music just to make it playable on radio. I refused to do these projects, but my business or lively hood was not on the line. Other engineers and mastering professionals are not in that boat.

03-08-2009, 10:46 PM	#6
Audiophile_At_Birth Special Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:El Paso, TX Home Theater Gallery:31 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:235 Blu-ray reviews:1	Metallica's latest CD WAS a wreck. The Day that Never Comes has got to be the worst mastering of a single/song in recent years. I thought it was just a bad CD, but after listening to my friends, what do you know...it still sucks.

03-08-2009, 11:41 PM	#7
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	MFSL Gold CD's have always sounded incredible,they know how to make quality product,Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" is a fave of mine as is Cream's "Disreali Gears" with BOTH stereo and mono sides(so much dynamic range!) Sure they cost more,but they sound sweet,DCC Gold Discs are also awesome(Cream's "Wheels of Fire" is the bomb!) I've found that the older pressings of CD's seem to have more dynamic range than the louder new releases,maybe I'm just old fashioned. Just an opinion

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