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I have been advised to not talk about what I'm doing or plan on doing because talking about what you plan on doing allows the idea to be put out there and therefore the action to do it is not as much of a driving force.
Or that once you say what your gonna do locks you into set steps.Both of which are true.But here's what I'm gonna do... I'm not gonna be specific, but I am gonna let you in on a plan we have.We are in the process of creating and putting out more videos for some of our songs. We are thinking of 3 song/vids per cd.As you may know we have already done two, one for Shallow Grave and one for Total War.I'm not saying what the next one will be, an I'm not setting up any time schedules.Just letting you in on one of our plans.An of course when each one is finished we will announce it here and at www.gothicblues.com, we will make them available for free here, at the .com and on YouTube for your enjoyment.
Just what is the "Loudness War" besides something that Gothic Blues will not participate in.
Well the following video is the best explanation I could find in a passive form...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ
The phrase loudness war (or loudness race) refers to the music industry's tendency to record, produce and broadcast music at progressively increasing levels of loudness each year to create a sound that stands out from others and the previous year.
This phenomenon can be observed in many areas of the music industry, particularly broadcasting and albums released on CD and DVD. In the case of CDs, the war stems from artists' and producers' desires to create CDs that sound as loud as possible or louder than CDs from competing artists or recording labels.
However, as the maximum amplitude of a CD is at a fixed level, the overall loudness can only be increased by reducing the dynamic range. This is done by pushing the lower level program material higher while the loudest peak [...]
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Well the following video is the best explanation I could find in a passive form...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ
The phrase loudness war (or loudness race) refers to the music industry's tendency to record, produce and broadcast music at progressively increasing levels of loudness each year to create a sound that stands out from others and the previous year.
This phenomenon can be observed in many areas of the music industry, particularly broadcasting and albums released on CD and DVD. In the case of CDs, the war stems from artists' and producers' desires to create CDs that sound as loud as possible or louder than CDs from competing artists or recording labels.
However, as the maximum amplitude of a CD is at a fixed level, the overall loudness can only be increased by reducing the dynamic range. This is done by pushing the lower level program material higher while the loudest peak [...]
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