[BC] Re: The death of the CD....

[SteveOrdinetz]

Kevin Tekel wrote:


>That's a completely different methodology than potting up each instrument
>and vocal in the band up to "11" and then taking the already-smashed rough
>mix and giving it to a mastering engineer who then proceeds to "steamroll"
>the audio to such an extent that every single peak is crunched and clipped
>to within a millimeter of its life.  (Oh, and don't forget the Auto-Tune!)
>
>It's a say day that even "Go All The Way" has more dynamic range and more
>distinct peak transients than anything that gets on the Billboard charts
>these days.

My guess is that if the technology that exists today had been around 
in the early 70s, someone would have found a way to over-do it back 
then, too.  There are just more ways to ruin a recording today than 
there were in the old days.  Don't blame the technology, blame those 
who don't know how to use it properly.