Spent best/worst part of the last three years getting my mixes so that
they can compete (in the loudness war).
Now must adjust to the new LUFS audio scale which, basically, will kill
off the war (or the war as we knew it).
Anyone else re-mixing with this in mind?
I'm beginning to wonder if the recording industry isn't secretly behind
all this in order to re-master everything YET AGAIN.
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Spent best/worst part of the last three years getting my mixes so that
they can compete (in the loudness war).
Now must adjust to the new LUFS audio scale which, basically, will kill
off the war (or the war as we knew it).
Anyone else re-mixing with this in mind?
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Wow, this stuff *can* be scary, particularly insomuch as there's actually legislation behind some of it.
While parametric standards can be a good thing, such as for designing
greater versatility into audio equipment, they should Never be *legislated*, i.e. *imposed*, i.e. *FORCED* upon anyone!!!
It's a great idea that audio devices make a whole set of various weighting parameters, and even custom adjustments of them available on a Selectable basis, but Never without provision for Individual Choice, since Choice is what FREEDOM is all about, because ONE SIZE NEVER FITS ALL...even though there are those who believe they can Force it to...whether we want it or Not!!!
Attempting to FORCE the 'one-size-fits-all concept is nothing less than Tyranny, and it's a very Powerful form of Mind Control, which without a doubt, is the Objective in the first place. Just as Certainly as one size does NOT fit all, so it's also true that one Sound does NOT fit all either!
As for 'loudness wars', that is much more often than not, a Symptom of something far worse, EGO WARS.
We've all seen, and so very unfortunately and so very often, heard it so
very many times...in general, I just call it Poor Soundwork, no matter what the Lame excuse for it might be...because Good Soundwork (when used on recordings, it's called Mastering), just like Good Musicianship, Good Singing, and Good Songwriting, is a Genuine ART form, requiring great Skill from the practitioner, and there's NO 'magic' 'solution' to replace the Talent Required to do it right, just like with anything else.
Having lots of parametric Options is great but never forget that we're all Individuals, each of us totally unique, in everything, including our sonic Preferences...so always keep that in mind while exploring and experimenting to find the best combinations. And also always remember that so long as the sound is intended to be heard, i.e. Perceived by listeners, it's a Psychoacoustic Phenomenon, the Psychology of Sensation, and therefore just like any other ART form, it's a BEHOLDER situation, ALL about Individual Choice and Preference, and NO kind of standard can ever change that, nor should there ever be any effort to try lest it results in the usual outcome, accomplishing NOTHING MORE than only so much More DEPERSONALIZATION, while effectively Further DESTROYING the state of the art!
There's an excellent article on these parameters at:
http://www.tcelectronic.com/loudness/loudness-explained/
Ouisie
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