[BC] Omnia.FM

Craig Bowman craig1 at shianet.org
Mon Oct 5 07:18:11 CDT 2009


Even though being the loudest FM does not have all the advantages of 
being the loudest AM it does provide real advantages nonetheless.  Since 
the 30's it has been widely (I thought) that louder sounds better:  See 
http://www.webervst.com/fm.htm

Craig Bowman
Durand, MI
989-277-8835


Rich Wood wrote:
> In the early FM days most operators came from AM. Now, in our quest 
> for absolute loudness we've adopted "the processing will take care of 
> it" approach. We might as well remove any level display from any 
> audio equipment.
>
> Besides, the record companies release CDs with waveforms that look 
> like square waves. There goes any hope of dynamic range. Mostly bad 
> talent reigns and big splotches of green on an editing screen doesn't 
> give us much to work with in programming or engineering. These are 
> the people who want a Performance Tax.
>
> Rich 
>
>
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