Comments | aleshi14: Bad recordings, compression headaches

aleshi14

Bad recordings, compression headaches

Feb 26, 2009 00:43

Tonight I finally went back to listen to the L'Arc albums that I ripped to lossless (a long time ago here) and had some thoughts (rants):

First, wiki on Loudness war for some background ( Read more... )

rant, laruku

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trixie_chick February 26 2009, 20:24:34 UTC

i wasn't aware of the technical issues behind it, though that wiki article is really interesting. i wonder when they'll realize that the only way to stand out now is be QUIETER and have better sound? =p but i am intrigued, because even without being aware, i could hear how out of whack the balance was, to the point where the bass gets lost a lot, and the drums are way too strong. as far as yukki's articulation on drums... well, you already know my opinion. ^_~

it's really a pity, though. i guess in a way, it's just as good for the musicians, too, because it means you kinda HAVE to see them live to REALLY hear the songs, but. *sighs* you'd think they'd WANT their audience to hear the music they produced, and not just... loudness. =p

aleshi14 February 27 2009, 01:30:56 UTC

Yeah, the recording industry is like the publishing: slow to catch on to anything but ways to make money. I'm not sure being at a concert helps the volume problem, since every concert I've been to have felt like being body-slammed by walls of sound, to the point where I could not hear the singer >=O

The post was actually sparked off by how bad New World sounds (it's not just the cymbals it's how LOUD they were mixed). But actually L'Arc stuff is ok...compared to Hyde's Faith. It sounds like every instrument was dialed all the way up *cringe*. If it was done on purpose, well that's even worse!