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But I have a question. Since you said that mastering is an art, why isn't it respected when a score is reissued?
I think it's all about market trends. The rise of brickwalling coincides with the introduction of MP3 players and now continues on to the present day where a lot of music is heard through headphones. For a headphone experience, you'd want a more balanced/even mix so your ears don't get blasted by loud parts if you were adjusting for the quieter parts (dynamics).
This is why a lot of popular music now lacks dynamics because the earbuds/headphones are the popular venue for music to be played. It's less about the art then and more about the intended venue.
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As someone sitting within arms reach of 7 pairs of headphones, I'll have to disagree and say that it's the headphones that make the problem more obvious. They only magnify all the negative effects of brickwalling. The fatigue of the ear drums from the intense loudness, the harshness of the treble, and the distortion in the mids and bass, narrowing of the sound stage.
Absolutely agree. When I listen with a pair of Sony MDR-1A, any unfortunate mastering decisions such as brickwalling become much, much more unpleasantly noticeable than when you listen to the stuff in your car.
Also, I don't know anyone who seriously prefers brickwalled orchestral music, no serious voice I have ever heard or read on this matter preferes brickwalled orchestral music to a more natural dynamic range. So why is it even done? Of course, at times it is a matter of degree and therefore open to preference.
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i noticed the same thing as well on Cauldron though after listening to the first pressing on CD and then listening to the new one I don't hear these sounds on the original one. i do hear a lot of nonsense in track 8 all the way through it and track 9 like loktus mentioned. under siege sounds sublime and stanley only has one or two issues on i think track 10 around 30 seconds or 40 seconds. all my music is listened to with headphones as to not to wake my neighbors, wife and kid. i can't say if the stanley issue is on the original as this track 10 was not on the original. Other than these small issues I guess these are really great release and i'm glad I have them all.
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Mar 29, 2017 - 2:33 AM
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Ny
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As someone sitting within arms reach of 7 pairs of headphones, I'll have to disagree and say that it's the headphones that make the problem more obvious. They only magnify all the negative effects of brickwalling. The fatigue of the ear drums from the intense loudness, the harshness of the treble, and the distortion in the mids and bass, narrowing of the sound stage.
Absolutely agree. When I listen with a pair of Sony MDR-1A, any unfortunate mastering decisions such as brickwalling become much, much more unpleasantly noticeable than when you listen to the stuff in your car.
Also, I don't know anyone who seriously prefers brickwalled orchestral music, no serious voice I have ever heard or read on this matter preferes brickwalled orchestral music to a more natural dynamic range. So why is it even done? Of course, at times it is a matter of degree and therefore open to preference.
wasn't the original poster talking about earbuds on an iphone as the intended venue? As in... outside, walking around, amid traffic noise. the common way to listen. brickwalling does help with that, quieter passages can actually be heard.
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Mar 29, 2017 - 9:40 PM
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T.J. Turner
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As someone sitting within arms reach of 7 pairs of headphones, I'll have to disagree and say that it's the headphones that make the problem more obvious. They only magnify all the negative effects of brickwalling. The fatigue of the ear drums from the intense loudness, the harshness of the treble, and the distortion in the mids and bass, narrowing of the sound stage.
Absolutely agree. When I listen with a pair of Sony MDR-1A, any unfortunate mastering decisions such as brickwalling become much, much more unpleasantly noticeable than when you listen to the stuff in your car.
Also, I don't know anyone who seriously prefers brickwalled orchestral music, no serious voice I have ever heard or read on this matter preferes brickwalled orchestral music to a more natural dynamic range. So why is it even done? Of course, at times it is a matter of degree and therefore open to preference.
wasn't the original poster talking about earbuds on an iphone as the intended venue? As in... outside, walking around, amid traffic noise. the common way to listen. brickwalling does help with that, quieter passages can actually be heard.
He mentioned headphones. But it doesn't matter since quality earbuds can be analytical as well.
There is a benefit to dynamic compression in certain circumstances, but never for brickwalling. Keep in mind you can still listen to you're music outside, just get a dap with a good amp, and turn the volume up. The integrity of the recorded music doesn't have to change.
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