@lastdaysguitar Notice how the albums of the 70s seem to always be recorded at a lower volume. Even in digital form, 70s, have to turn it up. Early 80s as well.

@WorldBrodziak That's because of vinyl - mix too loud and the needle skips out of the groove.

@lastdaysguitar Is there any connection between this and hearing damage? All the millennials I know use subtitles because they have issues hearing conversations.

@dafr0g_ Good point. Anytime you increase the intensity of sound, you do come closer to the risk of hearing damage. It's situational for each individual but it's a concern.

@lastdaysguitar Loudness war basically ended when streaming services and YouTube became the main way of listening to music, since they normalize songs and videos by loudness.

@eterevsky Agreed, but it did not stop some EDM style over-limiting engineers from trashing other forms of music. Read the thread, they are not happy with anything but brick wall.

@lastdaysguitar Keep Spreading the Love ❤️

@chladek_david This, and my Rockin' The 6-String artist playlists is how I spread the love! :)

@lastdaysguitar The album thing I think has a stronger driver from streaming services that assume you want shuffled content. There are still a lot of concept albums that are amazing to listen through. I'd suggest anything from Arjen Lucassen, particularly the Human Equation.

@machinegod Reread my post: There's A LOT of reasons that people don't often take the time to listen to entire albums anymore. Ear fatigue caused by over-limiting (squashing natural dynamics to pump volume) is certainly ONE of them

@lastdaysguitar I call bull. No way 2019 actually limits at a lower dBFS than 2009.

@SanderSkjegstad Well, you better get some education: because prior to streaming we were mastering to -9 LUFS... CD. 99% of modern masters have abandoned that level and are mastering nominally -11 LUFS for streaming.

@lastdaysguitar But people listen to Playlist non stop.

@marakomtap As they should :) - especially if its a Rockin' The 6-String playlist! :)

@lastdaysguitar Lots of people to Taylor Swift albums for beginning to end though. And albums used to be shorter.

@PostIndustria12 I think my ears would turn to flannel flaps if I listened to any Taylor Swift. Not on the menu in my life. :)

@lastdaysguitar I really want it mastered like it 's 1999... But my dad taught me about recording. "Don't let it get into the red section" he said. No wonder all this loudness seems wrong to me.

@MaxxSilver1 Your dad had good advice!

@lastdaysguitar I had my latest album mastered with complete dynamics... (1999 style.) The choice was actually based upon the composition, instrument use, tempo and pauses. Full compression/limiting would have ruined it.

@M7STR7L Wise decision!