The document discusses the negative effects of loud and overly compressed music. It notes that excessive compression leads to distortion and loss of clarity. A 0.2dB difference in volume can be noticed by listeners. Hyper-compressed music from the 2000s sounds worse than correctly compressed albums from 1990 due to loss of dynamic range. The "loudness war" has negatively impacted audio quality standards and potentially listeners' hearing. The document advocates for setting standards for dynamic music quality over prioritizing loudness.

1. Music Is
Too LOUD!!!
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2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/56594044@N06/5643988307/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77154962@N00/43433812/

3. Music Sounds BAD!!!
http://compfight.com/search/michael-jackson-bad/1-2-1-1

4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/33917831@N00/2911248047/

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/80127273@N00/480903682/

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22646823@N08/3050143785/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/24028533@N03/4001386978/
Standards
Make creative
Music
Consumer
Enjoyment
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7. “Without quiet, there’s no loud”
-Ian Shepard
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8. QUIETLOUD
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9. Well Compressed Waveform
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10. “A 0.2dB difference in volume can be noticed.”
- Bob Katz

11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25612840@N05/4723762392/in/photolist-8cqvZb-8cnbfx-8CiCWZ-4gAHNi-9J4cpp-9J3TNx-9J6HqE-4Pkc1A-4Pkc1Q-4Pkc1J-4Pkc1o-8ZVbDg-8ZYswL-8ZVnmD-8CiCaH-8CmJGd-8CmN2y-8ZVnjp-8ZVni6-8ZVniH-ddP5dN-zQT48-8ZYsxu-9J6t6y-9J6s9w-9J6qQy-9J6ukh-9J6j8L-9J6GpL-9J6Acs-9J79Gy-9J6Eim-9J6Vnh-9J6Ugs-9J6wH7-9J3Gw4-9J6vFj-9J6QLd-9J6S3C-9J6FvS-9J3LRP-9J3XeF-9J6PEN-9J46tp-9J6XKq-9kWji4-9J4b64-9J3wqx-9J4eit-9J4gwp-9J4hx
Bob Katz
Audio Engineer

12. FACT
Hyper-Compressed Music Causes
Distortion, and Loss of Clarity.

13. Over Compressed Drums
Image : Paul Rone

14. Over Compressed Audio (TODAY)
Correctly Compressed (1990)
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15. Metallica's 2008 Release
"The Day That Never Comes."
Image : Paul Rone

16. Distortion is Awful!
Don’t Blow Your Speakers!

17. Don’t Waste
Money on Bad Quality
Music.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59937401@N07/5857379974/

18. Loud Music
Sounds Bad
Set Standards
Don’t buy Bad
Sounding Music

19. Loudness War
Affects:
Audio Quality
Sound Standards
Listeners Hearing

20. Dynamic music is better music-
Not louder music.