“Why is studio production interesting?” - Part 2: “Why are limiters interesting?”

“Why is studio production interesting?”
ISMIR 2016 tutorial, Columbia University, August 6th, 2016.
A tutorial by Emmanuel Deruty and François Pachet, Sony CSL, France.

Part 2: “Why are limiters interesting?”
Starting at the beginning of the ‘80s and peaking in 2007, the loudness war has shaped the 30 last years of music.

Debates regarding the notorious “loudness war” highlight the influence of limiters on music. Has popular music become less musical? A M.I.R. perspective on the loudness war sheds light on the matter.

The tutorial follows the “Why X is interesting”- http://www.flow-machines.com/why-x-is... series that aims at bridging the gap between technology-oriented and music-related research. It suggests a number of reasons why production is important for MIR, seen from the eyes of an expert (the first author) and a MIR researcher (the second one).