The Loudness Wars

Published: Oct. 7, 2019, 10 a.m.

b"In part 2 of the story of mastering, we explore the consequences of the Loudness War and call out some of the worst offenders. We\\u2019ll also hear about the artists and mastering engineers who have been fighting back, and learn how modern listening habits might finally put an end to this sonic arms race.\\nTwenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound\\xa0and hosted by Dallas Taylor.\\nFollow the show on Twitter & Facebook.\\xa0\\nBecome a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate.\\nIf you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.\\nCheck out Ian Shepherd\\u2019s podcast The Mastering Show.\\nCheck out Greg Milner\\u2019s book, Perfecting Sound Forever.\\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/loudnesswars\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"