The Loudness War

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HD version of this video and petition to end the Loudness War here: https://www.change.org/p/music-stream...

Big-name CD manufacturers are distorting sounds to make them seem louder. Sound quality suffers.

NOTE: Use headphones if listening on a mobile device. Phones and tablets usually apply their own dynamic range compression on their built-in speakers, which hides the effect of this example.

This video was made with image editing software and a screen capture program for the visuals, and a DAW (Digital Performer 4.5) to process the audio.

Thanks to everyone for watching! - Matt Mayfield, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA