The Loudness Wars -or- Death Magnet: How I Learned to Stop Hearing Anything

4 December 2010 Rubin Safaya
©2010, Cinemalogue

1982 original and 2010 remaster of Steve Winwood's "Valerie"

©2010, Cinemalogue
1982 original and 2010 remaster of Steve Winwood's VALERIE

The following are Parts I & II of a video editorial on the so-called Loudness Wars—an escalating practice of pumping amplitude levels in sound recordings to the limits of digital media in such a way that induces distortion. Wikipedia’s entry on the subject may give you some useful background on the subject prior to viewing this material.

Part I:

Part II:

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