Comments on: When there is no quiet, there can be no loud http://eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/ The personal web site of Eirik Solheim Tue, 22 May 2012 12:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Harald Staff http://eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 Harald Staff Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:36:05 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/#comment-2929 The morons do it because of radio. Radio stations must adjust the levels so that the snare drum is at or below maximum output. This makes the rest of the band band sound pretty weak compared to whatever else that's being heard on the station. Which is no problem for a concert transmission, but it is critical for a hit single wanting heavy rotation. The morons do it because of radio. Radio stations must adjust the levels so that the snare drum is at or below maximum output. This makes the rest of the band band sound pretty weak compared to whatever else that’s being heard on the station. Which is no problem for a concert transmission, but it is critical for a hit single wanting heavy rotation.

]]> By: Øyvind http://eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/comment-page-1/#comment-2932 Øyvind Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:39:06 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/#comment-2932 Authentic qoute from the music studio, music exceutive talks to sound engineer: "Hm.... It's not right there yet. I know what it is... It needs more EQ. On all frequencies." Authentic qoute from the music studio, music exceutive talks to sound engineer:

“Hm…. It’s not right there yet. I know what it is… It needs more EQ. On all frequencies.”

]]> By: Tomas http://eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/comment-page-1/#comment-2935 Tomas Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:18:00 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/#comment-2935 I read the article it was based on ( <a href="http://www.mindspring.com/~mrichter/dynamics/dynamics.htm" rel="nofollow"> ) and it seems the PR people thinks it is important to make the CD sound louder for some reason. Magically making it sound better then or something. I already have a pretty low respect for people working in PR as they only seem to wreck excellent products, and then turn around and sell boatloads of crappy products. And this doesn't help much.</a> I read the article it was based on ( ) and it seems the PR people thinks it is important to make the CD sound louder for some reason. Magically making it sound better then or something.

I already have a pretty low respect for people working in PR as they only seem to wreck excellent products, and then turn around and sell boatloads of crappy products. And this doesn’t help much.

]]> By: Eirikso http://eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/comment-page-1/#comment-2933 Eirikso Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:36:14 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/#comment-2933 I don't know. Back in the days when I worked as a sound engineer this was important, but the PA people seemed to have a problem with stuff like this. (The PA people is the ones in charge of the sound on concerts etc... "public adress"). Traditionally there have been some kind of dispute between studio engineers and PA people. Maybe this war has expanded into some kind of loudness war....? I don’t know. Back in the days when I worked as a sound engineer this was important, but the PA people seemed to have a problem with stuff like this. (The PA people is the ones in charge of the sound on concerts etc… “public adress”). Traditionally there have been some kind of dispute between studio engineers and PA people.

Maybe this war has expanded into some kind of loudness war….?

]]> By: Tomas http://eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/comment-page-1/#comment-2931 Tomas Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:51:16 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/#comment-2931 Shouldn't *any* sound engineer know this? I probably should check out this "loudness war" thing he is mentioning, but it is too late now. How come these morons at the record companies do this anyway? Shouldn’t *any* sound engineer know this? I probably should check out this “loudness war” thing he is mentioning, but it is too late now.

How come these morons at the record companies do this anyway?

]]> By: Eirikso http://eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/comment-page-1/#comment-2934 Eirikso Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:40:13 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/#comment-2934 And by the way, Ravel's Bolero is the classic High Dynamic Range piece... And by the way, Ravel’s Bolero is the classic High Dynamic Range piece…

]]> By: Asbjørn Ulsberg http://eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/comment-page-1/#comment-2930 Asbjørn Ulsberg Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:17:54 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/06/19/when-there-is-no-quiet-there-can-be-no-loud/#comment-2930 As a hobby musician I have to say; that's pretty darn interesting! And not to say pretty darn noticable too! As a hobby musician I have to say; that’s pretty darn interesting! And not to say pretty darn noticable too!

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