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Originally posted by Rob The subjective loudness of popular CD's range from as much as 10-12db. Am I the only one who has a problem with this or is everyone deaf? Take any two CD's and you'll be reaching for the volumn as one is lifeless and dull while the other one jumps out at you. For a proffesional industry (and I use the term professional loosely here) I think it's unnacceptable, especially in comparison to film leveling practices (which are all standardised mind you). Within the last 8 years, CD's are starting to sound shiiter and shitter. Some are so fucking loud and distorted that the average volumn is almost as high as the peak. With that in mind, who gives a shit whether you compress before you eq, just compress it until it's a square wave. That's all mastering is about.

No, I have a big problem with it too.

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