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Re: Why contemporary music sounds terrible
Quoting Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net>:
> ...It's like
> compress, compress, compress, limit, limit, limit....turn that wave
> form into a solid bar, and then raise it to 0db...in your face, 100% of
> the time. Below is the first time I've seen this referred to as
> exhausting, but it makes sense. Even if you turn your stereo down,
Your thoughts help me to feel that I am not alone in the world.
Some radio stations proclaim "All music all the time" however I think
they should say "All loud all the time".
> there might be something to be said of giving the human pyche a break
> with natural dynamics and more space.
> Tension....release....tension...release....louder....softer, etc, etc.
There is a tendency in all forms of entertainment now to "go all out
all the time" -- give 110% all the time. It shows up in dance. It
shows up in fireworks displays which, to me, is a reflection of the
general trend in entertainment.
(off topic rant starts here)
In the not too distant past, fireworks displays were relaxing. You'd
sit outside on a blanket -- you'd hear a little pop -- a rocket would
explode in a beautiful (often symetrical) design -- everyone would go
"ahhhhh" -- the sky would again be dark -- and we'd eagerly anticipate
the next rocket. At the end of the show, there would be a grand
finale wherein multiple rockets were lauched at once to fill the
heavens with color, fire, and noise.
In recent years, fireworks displays have dispensed with the show --
and move directly to the finale. And the result is a numbing display
of light and sound without any chance to appreciate the dark sky, the
symmetry of a single display, or the "oohs and ahhs" of the audience.
The ebb, flow, and simplicity has been lost in a never-ending quest
for the "biggest and most spectacular show".
(end of off-topic rant -- hope you enjoyed it)
Those of us who like looping apparently like things that build up over
time and often choose subtlety over shear power.