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The Mastering Show #34 - What ARE dynamics ?
Published 9 years ago
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Dynamics. I talk about them ALL the time. “This song has great dynamics”... “make sure you keep plenty of dynamics”... “your music NEEDS balanced dynamics”… but what actually ARE they ?
Just like everything else we talk about on this show, dynamics are more complicated than they might seem at first glance. For example, there are at least two different types ! In this show we unpick the topic and try to shed some life on the truth about dynamics, including:
* Why the loudness war hasn’t reduced loudness range
* Why “DR” measurements don’t measure dynamic range
* Why “crest factor” is a better term, and how it relates to the two types of dynamics
* The natural dynamics of different sounds, and
* When you don’t want to hear them
* What Ian really thinks of the Prodigy, Skrillex and the Chemical Brothers - and their dynamics
* How to measure dynamics
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http://themasteringshow.com/episode-34
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