[BC] Omnia.FM

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

Yes, louder sounds better as the frequency response of the ear becomes
flatter at higher levels, --and this is without the psycho-acoustic effects
of compression or limiting or phase shifting as applied to sound in
broadcasting or recording being taken into consideration, as they add
additional levels of  complexity.......

In the case of Ancient Modulation, of course, denser audio = more sideband
power = more coverage area = more audience, _etc._.
M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Bowman" <craig1 at shianet.org>



> 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
>
> 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.