Podcasts about loudness wars

This week I take a look at The Loudness Wars in all their ridiculousness. .. and of course, the reason you're here... new music.To check out this week's songs on your platform of choice head to Songs That Don't SuckConnect with Songs That Don't Suck ~ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ | BlueSky2025 Songs That Don't Suck ||  2024 Songs That Don't Suck || 2023 Songs That Don't Suck

In this "Industry Dive" episode, Chris Gehringer, a Senior Mastering Engineer & Partner at Sterling Sound joins me for an in-depth discussion on the state of mastering & the loudness wars in modern music. Chris has mastered countless albums over the decades, such as: Wu-Tang Clan's “Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” & Naughty By Nature's 1991 self titled album, along with modern chart toppers such as Rhianna, Lady Gaga & Dua Lipa. Chris' work has also received 20 Grammy nominations (and counting). In the episode, we talk about: the evolution of music mastering; where the loudness war stands in 2025; how brickwalling hinders the mastering process; if there will ever be an industry shift towards "louder doesn't mean better;" Eric Bass of Shinedown's experiences with Sterling Sound's Ted Jensen & how Eric prefers a more dynamic master of their music; how Chris was involved with the interludes featured on Wu-Tang Clan's "Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers);" the loudness / brickwalling controversy surrounding Metallica's "Death Magnetic;" how Dolby Atmos & AI might factor into the future of mastering & so much more! Be sure to visit MyWeeklyMixtape.com to hear all of the songs we discussed in this episode!  Theme music is "Unveiled" by The 4th. You can find the album on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, YouTube, Bandcamp & more! FOR MORE ON MY WEEKLY MIXTAPE Website: http://www.myweeklymixtape.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myweeklymixtape Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/myweeklymixtape X: https://x.com/myweeklymixtape Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myweeklymixtape Threads: https://www.threads.net/@myweeklymixtape  Blusky: https://bsky.app/profile/myweeklymixtape.bsky.social  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myweeklymixtape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“If this is their 9th studio album, where does it rank?”  DEATH MAGNETIC, the Rick Rubin produced 9th studio album from Bay Area metal titans METALLICA (and the first studio album featuring Robert Trujillo on bass) is chock full of riffs, tons of ugly chords, a boatload of guitar solos, and loads of twin guitar harmonies that harken back to the thrash metal veterans legendary 80's output, with a sound that is a true return to their original thrash form which could have easily placed this album being released right after …AJFA.  They brought back all of the classic elements (including their iconic logo!) that made METALLICA awesome to begin with and more than made up for their “Angry Loads” era.  Remember to always send back the “medium rare chicken tenders” and if you're using a ride share, make sure to be hammered on at least one part of the journey. JOIN US for a brief review of a recent local metal show featuring Atlanta's own Embering Effigy at Sweetwater Live in Duluth (as well as a summary of the “aftermath” that followed), remember that “the Loads of Anger” are always at the bottom, and behold the victors of “The Loudness Wars” with METALLICA's 2008 return to their thrash metal roots, DEATH MAGNETIC.   Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182   Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts - Spotify or your favorite Podcast app Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, or wherever you get your Podcasts. Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok   Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can't be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “Why not shred management?” / #highschoolmemories / “That was his ‘fuck off' hour…”/ #guitarclass / “We came up with this song…it's in my brain…”/ #LMAO / “I can play it on guitar right now…”/ “I left it in there just for you…”/ “I think we should do a toast…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “He might get his feelings hurt…”/ #shinydiamonds and #cleantigers / #shinytigers and #cleandiamonds / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST HERE IN THE DIGITAL BUNKERPOON!!!*** / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #baconsoda / “Somewhere Russell referenced ‘bacon soda' and Billiam found a bottle of Bacon Soda…”/ “Tastes like maple bacon snooch…”/ “I need to let Doro taste it…”/ #markthetime / ***IF YOU WANNA SKIP THE NONSENSE AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE MEAT, GO TO #THEDOCKET *** (07:20): “And I ordered #mediumrarechickentenders …”/ “Matthew…you were fuckin' trashed!”/ “If you're doing a rideshare, you really owe it to yourself to be hammered at least on one end of the journey…why take an Uber if you're gonna be sober?”/ “I must have looked like a hammered 4 year old…”/ #blackoutASMR / “You know that pre-hangover hangover that you get?” / #markthetime / “Okay, so you paid $38 for $8 Chinese food?”/ “It was a lot of wind…and a lightshow…”/ “Let's go back to the show…”/ #SweetwaterLive #LocalMetalShow #EmberingEffigy / #RussellsReflectionsConcertReview / “It's not going in there…”/ “My relationship status is…complicated” / #strangerinthetub / “Back to the show…”/ “What kind of beast was he fucking?” / “Here's what I liked about Embering Effigy…”/ “You don't have to get hammered…”/ “Have you noticed that Waffle House has changed dramatically…? Now they've got cute girls working there…”   (22:44): “How about some #wolfsteak !?” / “We got an email here from Norvyn…”/ EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com / For less than the price of a bottle of lube…you can JOIN US on the #Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / PATREON SHOUTOUT!!! / “Wait, what did you say?”/ Speaking of which… #WrathchildAmerica news from #dissonanceproductions / #WrathSAZ / ***IF YOU WANNA GIVE US A CALL AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL YOU CAN DO SO AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / “We could do a whole Atlanta show…” / #metalmemes   (29:20): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: METALLICA – DEATH MAGNETIC!!! / “This one should have come after Justice…they brought their old logo back…”/ “It's a little bit longer…”/ “When they released it, it was a #brickwalled mix…”/ Produced by Rick Rubin / Released September 12, 2008 / Debuted at Number 1 / #assholecavern / “They had that whole lawsuit thing with #Gibson …”/ “I think I clipped the bird…”/  THAT WAS JUST YOUR LIFE / “That's a hell of a comeback after St. Anger…”   (39:35): THE END OF THE LINE / “The riff sounds familiar but I can't place it…”/ “That's got a little bit of a Load feel to it…”/ “I know it's rock n roll, bro, but…”/ “He can smoke his guitars, play his guitars, and not give a fuck what I say about Lars…”/ #poetry / BROKEN, BEAT & SCARRED / “Rise, fall down, rise again…”/ “They brought back all the elements that made classic #Metallica awesome…we're gonna let the #angryloads go…”/ THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES / “It kinda has a Fade To Black cadence to it…”/ “Don't want no A1 for my #wolfsteak YEAH!” / “Even that riff is kinda like Fade To Black a little bit…”/ “Sounds like #southernrock and #ThinLizzy and #IronMaiden / “That's the riff from Am I Evil?...” / “One man's opinion…sometimes I get a little put off…to me, the sound is the same…” / “The Loads don't sound like this…” / The variation of mixes from earlier albums until later albums across multiple artists / “The mix is completely different…” / “Mix-wise with this and Hardwired…they sound like they could have been recorded at the same time…maybe that was their second dose of Loads…”   (56:13): “This goes out to all the dreamers out there…”/ ALL NIGHTMARE LONG / “In just a few short months…”/ “Luck…runs…out…”/ “He just leans into it…just give us one…”/ “We need to have a #YEAH counter…I've got a clicker, I'm bringing it…”/ CYANIDE / “The bass does have a pretty big part in this song…”/ #thickandfullandgirthy / “It's not overbearing but it's definitely there…”/ “I'm gonna be a dick about that forever…”/ “Warning for Billiam…”/ “Sorry, that's #AWavyAdolf …”/ THE UNFORGIVEN III / “That was a good one…”/ #Huh? / “Oh yeah, it's horny too…it's horny & stringy…”/ “I can't hear him play drums anymore without thinking about that dude on #Instagram…”/ “Forgive me…why can't I forgive me!?” / “That's fuckin' rock'n'roll, man…”/ Reflecting on other albums suffering from a #BrickwalledMix   (1:09:37): THE JUDAS KISS / “That's super ugly…like #butterface notes…”/ “I've gotten more impatient as I've gotten older…” / “We got spoiled by The Black Album…you can only write so many riffs, right?” / “I'm about to piss on myself…”/ SUICIDE & REDEMPTION / “Is that BASS back there?” / “That sounds like the #Metallica of old…” / #classicmetallica / “Charles is in town…and he brought his horse…”/ MY APOCALYPSE / “C'mon, stand up like Lars…”/ “Almost like Damage Inc. vibes…”/ “It's been a while since we did a proper Metallica episode…”/ “Is that all you guys do? Metallica and Slayer?” / #Bro / “Nobody said bro that much, bro…”/ “You wanna hold hands?” / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / “If this is their 9th studio album, where does it rank?” / “The Loads of Anger is at the bottom…the bottom is filled with Anger and Loads…”/ #untilthenext #outroreel   

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Luke Goddard and Paul Maunder, where they discuss tried and tested production rules and ask, does anyone care about that anymore and if so, why?Talking Points:Being in the room with the artist/client, is it still necessary? Does it even matter?Have listeners' ears become accustomed to things like Auto tune, heavy compression, would anyone care if we stopped doing these things?Loudness Wars- does anyone care anymore?Mix Assistants E.g EZ mix, is it cheating?Finds of the week:Julian:Using what you already have in the studio (Carbon story, Caldigit Ethernet, audio key on piano)Ashea: Audio Ease- Speakerphone 3Paul: BlackMagic UltraStudio RecorderLuke:  Leaf Audio 

Ian Shepherd is a British mastering engineer and MD at Mastering Media Ltd. Over the course of his career he has worked on thousands of CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays for all of the major record labels, TV stations and independents, including several number one singles and award-winning albums. He also runs the popular Production Advice website, and hosts The Mastering Show podcast. He is a fierce critic of the so-called Loudness Wars, and in 2010 founded Dynamic Range Day, an online event intended to raise awareness of the issue. He has developed several acclaimed mastering plugins with MeterPlugs: Perception AB, which received an AudioMedia Gear Of The Year Award; Dynameter which helps users achieve optimal audio dynamics for their music and the Loudness Penalty website, plugin and Studio desktop application.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: Common mastering mistakes Why a “one size fits all” method doesn't work in mastering Simplifying your mastering chain Should you factor in loudness during the mixing stage? How to find a good balance of loudness and volume What to focus on in order to create consistency between tracks on an album Keeping perspective and objectivity when mastering your own music What does “translation” really mean? What you need to be listening for Making “one master to rule them all”: How does this account for various listening scenarios (eg. non-normalized streaming and/or clubs)? Dynamics vs. loudness How to know if your tracks have a good dynamic range The problem with aiming for “target levels” To learn more about Ian Shepherd, visit: http://www.productionadvice.co.uk/about http://www.themasteringshow.com For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/ Plugins mentioned in this episode: Dynameter - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-3.html Loudness Penalty - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-5.html Perception AB - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-2.html K Meter - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-4.html LCAST Loudness Meter - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-6.html Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes? Check out my new coaching program Amplitude and apply to join: https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books: The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5V4xtrWSnpA5e9L67QcJej Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review: https://masteryourmix.com/review/

Episode 141: In Conversation with Kurt Larson of Information Society Many people these days talk about having a yearly "bingo card" and in particular, what events they didn't have on their cards. Well, Brian and Sarah definitely didn't have "talking with the lead singer of Information Society" on their 2022 bingo card-- or any other year's card, for that matter! But it has, in fact, happened, and both Brian and Sarah are absolutely thrilled to bring you this special episode! Our hosts talked about Information Society's 1988 self-titled album over the course of two episodes back in July 2018. In this episode, they get to talk with Kurt himself about the making of the album, its release and reception, the music videos, and even get some answers to questions they posed aloud way back then. However, the conversation covers a great deal more than just that album. Kurt tells stories ranging from the band's very early days all the way up to the recording and release of their latest album, 2021's ODDfellows. And as cool as all of that sounds, there's even more to learn, as Brian and Sarah discovered from talking with Kurt. He explained the origins of digital sampling, the history of remixing, what record pulls are, and what Spatial Audio is. Kurt also shares his thoughts on Cleopatra Records as well as answering the question of whether streaming services ended the Loudness Wars. And there are plenty of non-music topics discussed as well! The three of them talk about work habits during lockdown, and Kurt shares stories about playing the first video games as well as the time he met Leonard Nimoy! (You knew there had to be Star Trek talk in here somewhere!) And, due to Brian putting his foot in his mouth by talking trash about 1970's muscle cars, Kurt shared a number of photos of the Plymouth he altered to look like a car from "Mad Max," which then featured in the 1990 video for "Think." Below is an advertisement for a car similar to Kurt's (or at least how Kurt's started off looking). He tells the story of what he did to alter the car and how the one in the ad below is for a 1971 model, but Kurt's car is from model year 1973.  Here's another picture of Kurt's highly customized Plymouth Sebring: The picture below elicits a rather shocked response from Brian and Sarah during the episode, as Kurt shows how close the film's promotional poster is to the photo he took back in 1990. It should be obvious by now that this episode is overflowing with entertaining and insightful conversation-- so what are you waiting for-- start listening immediately! And then check out the links below! Information Society links: Bandcamp: https://informationsociety.bandcamp.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InSoc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/informationsociety Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/informationsociety_official/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBYUnU_4yqqJpkUTpVASAA Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you! Cool Stuff Alert:  Visit our PRP Shop at https://www.redbubble.com/people/bluezonenetwork/

Episode 100: Mass Giorgini - Punk Producer and all around Renaissance Man is the 100th episode and also the marker of the 10 year anniversary.  In this episode Jughead and Giorgini talk about so many things including but not limited to: The Queers, Naked Raygun, Green Day, Common Rider, Smoking Popes, The Vindictives, Lemonheads, Toxic Reason, Steve Albini, Paul Mahern, Screeching Weasel's How To Make Enemies and Irritate people with Green Day's Mike Dirt on Bass, Suzi Moon, Jesse Michaels, building his studio Sonic Iguana, artistic nature and major labels' effect on sound quality, the Loudness Wars in mastering, and believe it or not… much much more.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com

Our next guest accepts that he has become “The Loudness Guy.”  So buckle up!  This is an audiophile master course where we'll discuss everything from what the heck is “U-matic” to did Metallica make the loudest record ever?Ian Shepherd is a professional mastering engineer, owner of Mastering Media Ltd., and host of “The Mastering Show” podcast.  Over twenty some years he's worked on thousands of CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays for all of the major record labels, TV stations and independents.  He's worked on number one singles and award winning albums, with clients from The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to Deep Purple, Keane to Culture Club.  Ian also runs the Production Advice Website with over 50,000 readers each month. Ian and I take a deep dive into such topics as: lossless vs. lossy audio; compression, limiting and EQ; LUFS; the Loudness War in music; correcting the misunderstanding that a “picture disc” is NOT a Blu-ray; and we'll even discuss whether D&D is cool again.  He describes the art of mastering as a weird mix of arrogance and humility, and there's no one better to simplify these concepts and get us up to speed, than Ian Shepherd. ========================IAN SHEPHERD- Mastering Media Ltd:  https://mastering-media.co.uk/ - Production Advice Website: https://productionadvice.co.uk/- Dynamic Range Day Website:   https://dynamicrangeday.co.uk/- Twitter: http://twitter.com/ianshepherd- "The Mastering Show" Podcast:  https://themasteringshow.com/- Meter Plugs (Ian's Recording Plugins): https://www.meterplugs.com/  SHOW REFERENCES- Endlesss app:  https://endlesss.fm/ - "You Are Not So Smart" Podcast:  https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/- Ian's "Wired" Article About Metallica's "Death Magnetic" (9.16.2008):  https://www.wired.com/2008/09/does-metallicas/========================BRENTON HUND PODCAST   - Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/brentonhundpodcast- Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/brentonhundpodcast/- Email:  brentonhundpodcast@gmail.com========================SOCIAL MEDIA BY:  The Social Sweetheart- Website: https://www.socialsweetheart.co- Email:  thesocialsweetheart@gmail.com========================LOGO DESIGN BY: Taylor Hembree- Website:  https://taylorhembree1993.wixsite.com/ohokmedia

In this episode of the Mixing Music Podcast, Dee Kei and Lu talk about the importance and use of dynamics across multiple genres and platforms.HIRE DEE KEI: links.deekeimixes.comHIRE LU: https://soundbetter.com/profiles/14193-lu---midside-soundDOWNLOAD FREE STUFF HERE: https://links.deekeimixes.com Find Dee Kei and Lu on Social Media:Instagram: @DeeKeiMixes @midsidesoundTwitter: @DeeKeiMixes Join the ‘Mixing Music Podcast’ Group:Discord: https://discord.gg/s2WrUg8Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mixingmusicpodcast/The Mixing Music Podcast with Dee Kei and Lu is sponsored by In the Mix Studios, Antares (Auto-Tune), Lauten Audio, and Filepass.The Mixing Music Podcast is a video and audio series on the art of music production and post-production. Dee Kei and Lu are both professionals in the Los Angeles music industry having worked with names like Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Ray J, Smokepurrp, Benny the Butcher, Sueco the Child, Ari Lennox, G-Eazy, Phresher, Lucky Daye, DDG, Lil Xan, Masego, King Kanja, Dreamville, BET, Universal Music, Interscope Records, etc.This video podcast is meant to be used for educational purposes only. This show is filmed at IN THE MIX STUDIOS located in North Hollywood, California. If you would like to sponsor the show, please email us at deekeimixes@gmail.com.

Mailbag episode! Kirk answers your burning musical questions about songs from Parks & Rec, Black Sails, Lovecraft Country, and What We Do in the Shadows, as well as microtones, minimalist songwriting, the bebop scale, practicing habits, and more. REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE: “Parks & Recreation” by Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones, 2009 “Black Sails” by Bear McCreary, 2014 “You’re Dead” by Norma Tanega from Walking My Cat Named Dog, 1966 “Lonely World” by Moses Sumney from Aromanticism, 2017 A 2018 Refinery29 article by Courtney E. Smith on the gender gap in TV composing “Melting” and "Rattlesnake" by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard from Flying Microtonal Banana, 2017 “Can I Believe You” by Fleet Foxes from Shore, 2020 “Moon River” by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, performed by Jacob Collier on Djesse vol. 2, 2019 “Money” by Pink Floyd from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973 “Buzzcut Season” by Lorde from Pure Heroine, 2013 “I’m Down” by Paul McCartney recorded by The Beatles, 1965 “Kiss” by Prince from Parade, 1986 “End Credits” by Danny Elfman from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993 Twenty Thousand Hertz episodes on The Loudness Wars, Perfect Pitch, and Dies Irae (featuring Kirk!) “American Pie” by Don McLean from American Pie, 1971 "S.O.B." by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats from their 2015 self-titled album, and live on the BBC, 2015 OUTRO SOLOIST: Dan Nervo This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan plays guitar in the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like Neon Velvet, and also teaches private guitar lessons. Hit him up if you want to get good at guitar: https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/ KEEP IT SOCIAL You can follow Strong Songs on Twitter @StrongSongs: http://twitter.com/strongsongs And you can find Kirk on Twitter @Kirkhamilton and on Instagram at @Kirk_Hamilton: https://www.instagram.com/kirk_hamilton/ NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe STRONG PLAYLISTS Kirk has condensed his Strong Songs picks into a single new list, which you can find on Spotify, Apple Music, and thanks to listener L.B., it's now on YouTube Music. SUPPORT STRONG SONGS ON PATREON! Strong Songs is entirely made possible thanks to the support of the show's wonderful patrons. For more on how to join their ranks, go here: https://Patreon.com/StrongSongs OCTOBER 2020 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Jeffrey Jue Bonusround Rick Klaras Niko Laurie Acreman Ken Hirsh Jez Jenness Gardner Simon Cammell Guinevere Boostrom Jill Smith-Moore Narelle Horn Mickey Clark Nathaniel Bauernfeind Simon Cramp Bill Rosinger Anne Britt David Zahm Erin Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Matt Butler Doug Paton Robert Paul R Watson Viki Dun Christer Lindqvist Sami Samhuri Craig J Covell AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Merlin Mann Fraser Glenn CALEB ROTACH Andre Bremer Chad Barnard Mark Schechter Dave Florey Dan Apczynski OCTOBER 2020 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Rich Roskopf Melissa Gallo Joel Stevenson Will Dwyer Alethea Lee Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Erika L Austin Cookies250 Spencer Shirley Joshua Jarvis Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Jeffrey C. Yarnell David Friedman Phillip Dalton Christopher Cudnoski Mark Edwards Randall Browning Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Kenneth Tiong Jo Sutherland David Catlett Joe Laska Michael Casner Michael York Barb Courtney Derek Bender Melanie Andrich Franco Famularo Don Hutchison Lowell Meyer Etele Illes Jeff Almond Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Becca Sample chamomiatea Wen Jack Sjogren Aparajit Raghavan Benedict Pennington Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Alexander Geddes Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Joe C Latifah Makuyi Clare HOLBERTON Jake Tinsley Georgia Livesay David Zucker Diane Turner Tom Coleman SUELLEN MOORE Judy Chapple Stuart Terry Mark Perry Malory Dhu Wik Eric Helm Jake Roberts Briony Leo Bill Fuller Jonathan Daniels Sheilah Steven Maron MH Michael Flaherty Jarrod Schindler Zoe Little Albukitty Caro Field Wayne Marsh Judith Stansfield Jenifer Carr michael bochner Duncan Dave Sharpe brant brantphillip Leigh Sales Markus Koester David Cushman Alexander Toni Isaacson Jeremy Dawson Robbie Ferrero Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Brooke Wilford Cyrus N. White Chris Brown Mark Haberlen Juan Carlos Montemayor Elosua Kate Albury Matt Gaskell Jules Bailey Eero Wahlstedt Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson John and Sharon Stenglein Tom Lauer Forrest Chang Earl Lozada Jon O’Keefe Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma Shane DeLeon James Johnson Andrew Lee Kevin Morrell Tom Clewer Kevin Pennyfeather Nicholas Schechter Justin Liew Emily Williams

This week, the gang talks about what makes for good sports announcers — and perhaps just as importantly, what makes for bad ones.MUSIC: “Boomer” - Bartees StrangeADDITIONAL MATERIAL: “The [COMPRESSED] History of Mastering“ and “The Loudness Wars” (Twenty Thousand Hertz)

#WHATDONTKILLYAMAKEYAMOSTRONG The thrash is back people, but was that the absolute right move for the band? Episode 22 covers the 2008 album "Death Magnetic" by the Bay Area trash/heavy metal band Metallica. Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the album. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of this album as well as share personal stories of discovering Metallica's "Death Magnetic", the Loudness Wars, Rick Rubin, seeing Metallica on the Death Magnetic tour, etc. #WHATDONTKILLYAMAKEYAMOSTRONGP.S. Alex accidentally thought George Marino mastered Death Magnetic? He later realized it was Ted Jensen which he corrected at the end of the show.

The Loudness Wars. Special guest mastering engineer Dave McNair and Grover Neville help explain the Loudness Wars. How did we get here? Where are we going? Are things getting better, or worse? Dave and Grover give first hand experience to help us better understand the current state of things in regards to dynamic compression and its effects on popular music.  S4E3 Sponsors: QOBUZdotCOM - Authentic Music Experience MCINTOSHLABSdotCOM – Legendary Audio Equipment The LSA Group and CorePower - State Of The Art Power At Real World Prices

On this Patreon-funded bonus episode, Kirk is joined by Dallas Taylor, sound designer and host of the fabulous sound-focused podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz. The two of them talk about what makes a great recording, the ineffable energy of live music, the history of the Roland TR-808 drum machine, album mastering and the "Loudness Wars" of the 1980s and 90s, how music can take you back to certain times in your life, and the merits of listening to albums on vinyl. They also nerd out pretty hard about Hamilton. FEATURED & DISCUSSED: Episodes of Twenty Thousand Hertz on the Roland TR-808, Mastering and "The Loudness Wars," and the audio design of Hamilton “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone from Pastel Blues, 1965 Whitney Houston's legendary performance of  “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 1991 Super Bowl “Brand New Funk” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince from He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper, 1988 “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish from When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, 2019 The 2008 Universal studio fire that destroyed countless master recordings from countless major artists “Black Sabbath” by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath, 1970 Various songs by Lin Manuel-Miranda from Hamilton, 2015 “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service from Give Up, 2003 “Everything in its Right Place” by Radiohead from Kid A, 2000 “Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)” by The Mars Volta from Deloused in the Comatorium, 2003 “So What” by Miles Davis from Kind of Blue, 1959 LISTEN TO TWENTY THOUSAND HERTZ: It really is a great podcast, and if you like Strong Songs you will almost certainly like it, too. You can find the show on all podcast platforms and on its website, https://www.20k.org/. THANK YOU, STRONG SONGS PATRONS! This episode was made possible by all of Strong Songs's backers on Patreon. Not only do you all make it possible to dedicate extra time to bonus episodes like this one, you make the show itself happen. So, thank you! If you want to support Strong Songs, go to: https://Patreon.com/StrongSongs MAY 2020 WHOLE NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation Aidan Coughlan Andre Bremer andrew walters Anne Britt Bill Rosinger CALEB ROTACH Chad Barnard Christer Lindqvist Craig J Covell Dan Apczynski Dave Florey David Zahm Doug Paton Erin Glenn Jared Norris Jeanneret Manning Family Four Kyle Starr Mark Schechter Matt Butler Merlin Mann Mickey Clark Nathaniel Bauernfeind R Watson Robert Paul Ryan Torvik Simon Cramp Steve Philpot Viki Dun MAY 2020 HALF NOTE PATRONS AJ Schuster Albukitty Alexander Polson Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Lee Arjun Sharma Bill Fuller brant brantphillip Brendon Oliver-Ewen Brett Douville Brian Amoebas Briony Leo Brooke Wilford Caro Field Chas Lednicky Chris Brown Clare HOLBERTON Clint Johnston Cyrus N. White Darryl Stewart Dave King David Stroud David Zucker Dhu Wik Diane Turner Duncan Earl Lozada Eero Wahlstedt Elliot Jay O'Neill Emily Williams FlSHBONES Forrest Chang Gavin Doig Georgia Livesay Gerry Nelson Jaehoon Jeong Jake Tinsley James Johnson Jarrod Schindler Jeffrey Olson Jenifer Carr Jennifer Bush Jeremy Dawson John and Sharon Stenglein Jon O’Keefe Jonathan Daniels Juan Carlos Montemayor Elosua Judith Stansfield Judy Chapple Jules Bailey Justin Liew Justin McElroy Kate Albury Kendra Reid Kevin Morrell Kevin Pennyfeather Leigh Sales Malory Mark Haberlen Mark Perry Mark Steen Markus Koester Matt Betzel Matt Gaskell Melanie Stivers MH Michael Blackwell michael bochner Michael Flaherty Miriam Juskowicz Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Nicholas Schechter Peter Scott Queen Latifah Richard Toller Robbie Ferrero Sam Fenn Shane DeLeon Sheilah SP Stephen Steven Craig Maron Steven Maron Stuart Terry SUELLEN MOORE Tanner Morton Tom Clewer Tom Coleman Tom Lauer Toni Isaacson Wayne Marsh Zoe Little  

For the third time, our dear friend and resident "Audio Doctor" Drew was kind enough to stop by and share some of his audio expertise with us. The result is an enriching experience for audio amateurs and veterans alike. Pull up a chair and take some notes as we delve into the world of audio mastering. To hear the full episode, visit http://www.patreon.com/blink155  

Jonathan Bailey is Izotope's Chief Technology Officer. Izotope is known for their high quality audio plug-ins that make use of cutting edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and plug-in that communicate. Jonathan and I had a great conversation about the technology behind Izotope's plug-ins, as well as the company's overall vision and philosophy. Jonathan goes into what the future of music production might look like and how technologies like artificial intelligence are changing the way we work. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Izotope Izotope Products Learn with Izotope Are You Listening - Video series with iZotope Education Director Jonathan Wyner. MixCon 2019 Panel - The Future of the Loudness Wars, A.I. in Music Production, 360 Sound. The Story of Iris SonicState Podcast 192 - Podcast where the idea of Iris was born. GLITCH DRUMS - Ableton Live Pack and Sample Pack. Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Drew "The Audio Doctor" aka Rappin4Safety is back to school us on the various audio formats that are out there, exploring both their differences and similarities. He also exclusively introduces us to a new audio file format: the .dru file.  To unlock the full episode, visit patreon.com/blink155

In part 2 of the story of mastering, we explore the consequences of the Loudness War and call out some of the worst offenders. We’ll also hear about the artists and mastering engineers who have been fighting back, and learn how modern listening habits might finally put an end to this sonic arms race. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound and hosted by Dallas Taylor. Follow the show on Twitter & Facebook.  Become a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Check out Ian Shepherd’s podcast The Mastering Show. Check out Greg Milner’s book, Perfecting Sound Forever. Consolidate your credit card debt today and get an additional interest rate discount at lightstream.com/20k. Try ZipRecruiter for free at ziprecruiter.com/20k. Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/loudnesswars

The Loudness War is upon us, children and fans. Three Idols down, the Church of Idolatry angry in the extreme. Will the Idols finally fall or will our "heroines" fall before the power of fanatic funded religion? It's time to see who has the ovaries of iron in Gnashville and rev it up to tear it down!

The Augury has been set. Now it is time to set the Idols against one another to tear them all down. With a tentative alliance with the Thunderground our characters move ever closer to the finality of Gnashville in...THE LOUDNESS WARS!

Last time our group gathered in the plantation house of Charleston St. Laurent and his eerie family. Lace is expected to perform, Hella wasn't expected to be there, and Jackal...is a wild card. What will happen on this edition of Apocalypse World?

Our resident audio expert Drew stops by to share his wisdom about audio compression, the "loudness wars" and how that pertains to the music of Blink-182. This will be a one-stop shop for wisdom regarding all things recording. Expect to learn — and have a few jovial laughs along the way. (Please note: this description was written before the episode was recorded.)   To listen to the full episode, sign up at patreon.com/blink155

Welcome to Gnashville, my fellows. Set in the world of Lost Vegas, Gnashville is the musical city that keeps the Psychic Maelstrom at bay. We have a collection of oddballs and oddities coming to the apocalypse and today we'll meet them!

...................TWO.SIDES.TO.EVERY.STORY................................. A mix by Fray D.Jay for Rádio Etiópia http://www.filefactory.com/file/78nrl3xxixfp/TwoSides%20%281%29.mp3 01. Iggy Pop - James Bond; 02. Wild Orchids - Spectral (04.31); 03. Musee Mecanique – The Man Who Sleeps (08.39); 04. The Tumbled Sea – A Song for Staying In (12.44); 05. Chicane – Playing Fields (Sun Sets Version) (17.57); 06. Bunraku - Meguro (21.21); 07. Tindersticks – She’s Gone (Mark Radcliffe Sessions) (25.53); 08. Data Rebel – After the Rain (28.27); 09. Systek – The Quiet Rain (33.43); 10. Grasscut – The Tin Man (37.08); 11. Myar - Tomorrow (41.19); 12. Julien Baker - Appointments (44.46); 13. Celestial – Feel Again (49.08); 14. Echo Grid - Omnipresent (54.57); 15. Afterlife & Calladine – Clear Blue Sky (Blank & Jones Remix) (59.36); 16. Lissie – Everywhere I Go (65.01); 17. Opil – Acqua Alta (68.42); 18. Glowly - Hollow (71.23); 19. Lloyd Cole – The Loudness Wars (74.37) Total Time: 01.19.57 Sultry voice of Radio Etiopia: Ana Ribeiro …. Boris & Donnie - The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum.

In this episode of the SonicScoop podcast LIVE from MixCon, Justin Colletti is joined by three brilliant panelists for a look at how music production is changing right now, and where the field is headed next. First, Jonathan Bailey of iZotope tells us about the emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning in music production. Are you going to lose your job to a robot composer, performer mix or mastering engineer? Or are they here to help you do more and better work than ever? Then, you won't want to miss Alan Silverman's full presentation on the current and future state of loudness in music making, as he describes how streaming services have taken us "through the looking glass" into an upside-down world where loud has become quiet, quiet has become loud—and the way we make records will never be the same again. Finally, Marta Gospodarek tells us all about the state of the art in "spatial audio", from binaural music productions to 360 recording formats to the cutting edge of "object based" surround sound and more. Thanks to iZotope for sponsoring this presentation and podcast at MixCon and to Soundtoys and Eventide for Sponsoring this podcast episode.

Featuring our first guest, the indefatigable Dave Sanderson. Co-Producer and engineer on upwards of 7,000 65daysofstatic records. Trying to stick mainly on the topic of how we all co-produce the 65 records, we mumble about all sorts, including: • Dave’s back catalogue. • when ‘producing a 65 record’ actually means telling us to go away and write more songs. • the legend of Alan Smyth, professional Sheffield Wizard. • some of the thinking behind our A Year of Wreckage project • late capitalism etc. etc. exploiting yrself = good art!?? • caffeine-based confrontation. For full show notes with links, head to: podcast.65daysofstatic.com.

Are you confused about what mastering really is?  Are you tempted to skip this important step in the process of preparing your music for distribution?  Aaron Sefchick and Joe McMurray bring in the esteemed Chris Graham of Chris Graham Mastering and the Six Figure Home Studio Podcast to talk about the final polish in the process of preparing your music for release.  According to Chris, mastering is "optimizing a music track for goosebumps for the most people on the maximum number of listening devices." Chris tells the guys his story of how he became a musician, started producing music, and fell in love with mastering.  When he started his mastering business, he had the idea to put raw vs. mastered samples on his website and provide free mastering samples to new potential clients. The guys talk about business books including The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris.  Then they discuss the podcasting world, how podcasts are making it possible for niche shows to thrive, and how podcasts provide people with the opportunity to better themselves by learning while they drive or perform other life-tasks.  Then they dive into the topic of higher education and whether it pays off. Aaron and Joe get to ask Chris lots of questions about mastering.  Chris tells them that it involves compression, equalization, limiting, and much more in order to make the tracks sound consistently better, more cohesive (on an album), and often louder on as many different listening devices as possible.  The guys ask Chris about his thoughts on having your tracks mixed and mastered by the same person.  Chris recommends doing a "mastering contest," in which you go to multiple different mastering engineers and ask for a free mastered song from each.  Then compare the tracks and choose your favorite. Finally, Chris, Aaron, and Joe talk about the "Loudness Wars." You can find Chris at: http://www.chrisgrahammastering.com https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/ Subscribe for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_-Theg14gom9gcgkmFk7g Website: http://www.fretbuzzthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fretbuzzpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fret_buzz_podcast/ http://www.joemcmurray.com

Since digital music became popular, audio engineers have been pushing the idea that louder is better. Unfortunately, that just isn’t true. As music gets louder, fine details within the music become undetectable, and the experience is ruined.  This all came to a head in 2008 when the game Guitar Hero had to remix some tracks for the game. Most notably, was Metallica’s Death Magnetic and suddenly, the music sounded better. Since then, it seems the loudness was have come to an end, but we wanted to take a moment to remember this fascinating sonic phenomenon...and pray it never returns. SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTechLily Katz - @KatzGameAdam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Ep. 59. "Possibilities" is one of the more disliked songs in Weezer's catalog. John describes why fans hate it, why he doesn't mind it, and why this song sounds so damn loud, and why we have so many versions of it in today's new episode. LISTEN: 1. "Possibilities" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Gone To Stay" (SnS Demo) on YouTube 3. "Possibilities" (12/22/2002) on YouTube 4. "Possibilities" (12/30/2002) on YouTube 5. "Possibilities" (1/4/2002) on YouTube 6. "Possibilities" (1/22/2002) on YouTube 7. "Possibilities" (1/23/2002) on ????? 8. "Minority" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Possibilities" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Possibilities" at Weezerpedia 2. Maladroit at Weezerpedia 3. Weezer (Green Album) at Weezerpedia 4. SnS Demos at Weezerpedia 5. Maladroit Demos at Weezerpedia 6. "Fall Together" Episode of Post-Pinkerton 7. Loudness Wars at Wikipedia 8. "Minority" at Wikipedia 9. Billboard Alternative Rock Charts: 2001, 2002

Holy Gain Stage, Batman! It's been a busy month at Studio C Creative Sound! (The official Batcave of the Voice Recording Bootcamp in San Diego CA) We've been doing lots of podcasts in both audio and video formats, managing voice over classes with some of our favorite voice over instructors in Southern California, and working on our passion projects. We take another look at what it takes to record your voice over work, and offer some creative ideas for using your mad skills and gear to make an income. Our former student Cheryl had a project dropped in her lap and wasn't quite sure how to handle the lack of budget. What to do? Well, if it's a fun project (and you're pretty sure you're not just getting worked by the client), see it as an opportunity to make friends and contacts that will further your career.  We chat/rant about the history of the Loudness Wars, and how we got here. And show you all about RMS and LUFS, which you definitely want to understand if you're getting in to any type of streaming or podcasting work. It's a little nerdy, but we've kept it painless. And a cool little FREE plug-in to make sure you're sending the right levels to your client, like Amazon ACX or podcast hosting service. https://youlean.co/youlean-loudness-meter/ Plus, a little Easter Egg for you if you listen to the end. Enjoy! Produced at Studio C Creative Sound Recorders in San Diego CA

Deeper than music interviews Jake Cassman aka "Drunken Logic"Jake Cassman is also currently working as a walking tour guide, infant music educator/performer, wedding band keyboardist/vocalist, improv comedy music director and dueling piano player. He was also cast in a musical at Hollywood Fringe in June-July. Currently, Drunken Logic is preparing for the release of the third album -- it's a concept record called The Loudness Wars about the current political moment, satirizing the media culture while trying to be empathetic to all of the people left in its wake. The first single, "What If I Don't Grow Up?" it out already via sreaming services. The album comes out October 5th.

Darrell Monti joins the program to talk about Musical Improv, Halloween costumes, the Loudness Wars, and why the world kind of sucks. Plus, the secret history of the Noid!

Working Class Audio Session #132 with Ian Shepherd!!!Ian Shepherd is a  mastering engineer owner of Mastering Media Ltd, host of The Mastering Show podcast as well as the founder of the website Production Advice. Over the last twenty years he's worked on literally thousands of CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays for all of the major record labels, TV stations and independents, including several number one singles and award-winning albums. Ian has been  a fierce critic of the so-called “Loudness Wars” and in 2010 he organized the first Dynamic Range Day to raise awareness about the issue. He also developed two plugins with MeterPlus – Perception, which received an AudioMedia Gear Of The Year award in 2014, and Dynameter, which helps you achieve optimal audio dynamics for your music, and competitive loudness for online streaming. Ian has worked with  Keane, Tricky, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Deep Purple, The Orb, Leslie Garret, Culture Club, Porcupine Tree, Andy Weatherall, The Las, Ozric Tentacles, Christine Tobin, New Order and King Crimson amongst many others. Ian chats with Matt about the Loudness Wars, dynamics in music, family, clients, money matters and his plug in Dynameter.

Holy Gravy, it's the first actually good episode of Two Rotters Rutting! Enjoy the newly polished stylings of GI and TMFB as they lock horns over this fortnight's musical newsicals. The Funky Boastful Man asks Whatever Happened To your favourite stars, then Grande Intenso crawls into the trenches to bring you the latest from the front lines of The Loudness Wars. Honestly, this one is quite a good episode.

#Rule015 Recording and Mixing Engineer from the famed Hit Factory and Unique Sound of New York sits down with us to discuss getting the technical part of your song right. We also discuss the Loudness Wars. Has the day finally arrived that music can sound dynamic and lovely again?

Many months ago, Zack traveled to Brooklyn to drink wine on Jesse’s couch. It was a dark night. Brooklyn was riddled with Ebola trying to root out the suits of CMJ. However, we overcame. Sit tight and spend the holidays listening to Jesse and Zack discuss the Loudness Wars, if paying a manager by month before income is sleazy, if reviews or press releases matter, and how to deal with writing credits. Thank you so much for listening to Off The Record in 2014. This will be our last episode of the year. We can’t wait to be back next year! Show Notes: http://offtherecord.fm/tagged/episodes Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/OTRfmiTunes Off The Record on Twitter: http://twitter.com/offtherecordfm Jesse Cannon on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jessecannon Zack Zarrillo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/zzarrillo

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