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Re:What Data Compression Does to Music (2012) by mark-r on Friday January 04, 2019 @11:14PM (#18829876)
I've wondered if some of the loudness wars are driven by an attempt to compensate for lossy compression? The wars haven't abated - the latest by Panic At The Disco is the loudest I've ever ripped.
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Re:What Data Compression Does to Music (2012) by rplst8 on Friday January 04, 2019 @11:26PM (#18829911)
The loudness wars started way before lossy compression was widespread. That said it could be worsening it.
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Re:What Data Compression Does to Music (2012) by sandov on Saturday January 05, 2019 @12:37AM (#18830115)
Worse than release day Death Magnetic by Metallica?
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Re:What Data Compression Does to Music (2012) by mark-r on Saturday January 05, 2019 @12:56AM (#18830192)
I don't have that one so I can't compare. I certainly won't claim to have seen the worst, I can only relate a general observation that things aren't getting better.
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