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How the Loudness War is crushing Dave Grohl's analogue ambitions

March 7th, 2013 BY 

 
Dave Grohl's Sound City movie is fantastic - anyone reading this blog will love it. Grab it now !

(I do have some reservations about the film, which were expressed really clearly in this post from Tape Op magazine - but it's still a great watch.)

BUT

At the end of the film, we see Dave recording an album inspired by Sound City Studios - and sadly the amazing analogue sound Dave loves so much and talks about into the film hasn't survived 100% intact onto the final CD.

Not because of some imaginary intrinsic flaw in digital audio, but because of the Loudness Wars... again.

Take a look at the video to see what I mean - and if you agree with my viewpoint, please help spread the word by sharing it wherever and whenever you can !

You can hear the whole Sound City album here.

ABOUT IAN SHEPHERD

My name is Ian Shepherd - I've worked as a professional mastering engineer for over 20 years and I run the Production Advice website with over 50,000 readers each month

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