
The loudness war in two minutes
Matt Mayfield MusicRecommended by 3 people on Hacker News, 2009–2016
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A short 2006 demonstration: the same song is played as originally mastered, then pushed louder with heavy limiting and matched in level, so you hear what the extra loudness costs.
The clearest quick demonstration of what over-limiting does to a mix, still useful now that streaming services normalise loudness.
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I ended up at this video which gave a very succinct answer to my question of: "Okay, I realize that music is getting compressed, but what are we losing?"