[BC] Could our concept of audio be all wrong?

[Rich Wood]

------ At 09:38 AM 3/16/2009, JIM GRAHAM wrote: -------

>Robert Orban  had also mentioned source material.  Our daughter just 
>purchased (yes, RIAA, she BOUGHT IT!) the new Kelly Clarkson -ALL I 
>EVER WANTED- CD.  Out of curiosity, I ripped it and opened the audio 
>with Cool Edit.  Give our ears mercy!  It's just a bunch of square 
>waves and sounds like crap.  Why do they do this?

For the same reason we do it in radio - loudness.

Rich