The loudness war (or loudness race) is a trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music, which reduces audio fidelity and—according to many critics—listener...

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measuring audio loudness, stated in the ITU-R BS.1770 recommendation and using the loudness measures LU (loudness units) and LUFS (loudness units referenced...

as the loudness war, in which the dynamic range of recorded music is compressed and sometimes clipped in order to increase the general loudness. Albums...

signal level present in the recording. Loudness normalization adjusts the recording based on perceived loudness. Normalization differs from dynamic range...

tone and timbre of the music. The effort to increase loudness has been referred to as the loudness war. Noise reduction systems use a compressor to reduce...

normalize the perceived loudness of audio in computer audio formats such as MP3 and Ogg Vorbis. It allows media players to normalize loudness for individual tracks...

"Lazarus" is the main character in the Deadwing script. In a comment on the loudness war, Steven Wilson mentioned how he considered placing a message on record...

the Loudness Wars". Stereophile. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-06. Earl Vickers (November 4, 2010). "The Loudness War: Background...

compression had become common on the radio, marking the trend that led to the loudness war in the 1980s. The intricacies of the technique were unprecedented in...

loudness that many would argue is needed to optimise the listening experience when changing channels or swapping disks. The need for proper loudness monitoring...

diminished the Japanese fanbase of Loudness. After the release of the single "Slap in the Face", Vescera left Loudness during their 1991 American tour,...

2010-03-14. "Loudness - Lightning Strikes". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-03-14. Lundberg, D.C. (October 2007). "Loudness Shadows of War". Sleaze...

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Louder Than War is a music and culture website and magazine focusing on mainly alternative arts news, reviews, and features. The site is an editorially...

In music, the dynamics of a piece are the variation in loudness between notes or phrases. Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in...

some journalists claiming that it was responsible for initiating the loudness war, as its heavy use of compression, first widely used by Morris on Definitely...

explains that this is "a result of the 'loudness war'—an ongoing industry effort to make recordings as loud as possible". A Rolling Stone article states...

without changes in loudness biasing their opinion. (This kind of bias is widely accepted as the driving factor behind the Loudness War.) Perception was...

and 16 compilation albums, thus making Loudness one of the world's most prolific heavy metal bands. "Loudnessのアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved...

Louder Than War is a concert film of the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers' performance at the Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba on 17...

their formation, though the album has been cited as a product of the loudness war, having a compromised sound quality as a result of an overly compressed...

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reduction of dynamics by the mix or mastering engineer has resulted in a loudness war in commercial recordings. The source material, ideally at the original...

increasingly homogenized. Indeed, producers seem to be engaging in a "loudness war", with the intention of attracting more and more audience members. While...

signals such as plucking a string or striking a cymbal. High fidelity Loudness war Rectangular unshaped dither, rather than the industry-standard triangular...

enthusiastic support. Similar expressions include "110%" Loudest band (list) Loudness war – Increasing levels in recorded music Plaid Speed – In the film Spaceballs...

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a commercial or film when a particular normative effect is desired." Loudness war Bill Holland (2007). "Labels strive to rectify past problems" (PDF)....

2015. "History of The Dynamic Range of Rush's Caress of Steel". dr.loudness-war.info. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January...