Arnold Krille wrote: > Am Montag, 14. Januar 2008 schrieb Fons Adriaensen: >> If this is true, it means we are being deprived of good recorded >> sound not because the technology isn't performing, but just >> because bad sound sells better. > > You get the same answer out of any serious discussion about compression and > mastering: Bad loud music sells better than for example an unplugged concert > recorded with just a stereo-mic (or some ambisonic-setup:)... Compressed music avoids the radio station nightmare of quiet passages - listeners might think something's wrong with the station and switch to another station. Any "selling better" effect is only because radio stations simply refuse to play uncompressed music. -- David gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user