Re: Harmonizer question?

On 06 Jan 2009, Charmed Snark <snark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
alt.guitar.beginner:

Compression was pretty much forced upon the Music industry when
16-bit sample CD was the new medium. Sound samples put into a
16-bit domain, do not enjoy a lot of dynamic "range". I forget the
actual numbers, but I suspect that the old LPs had a much greater
dynamic range than CDs have.

I think they don't. Maybe under controlled lab conditions they might,
but I believe all commercial LPs were/are restricted in dynamic range
to keep them playable on the average consumer turntables. And I've
heard some CDs with dynamic rage FAR greater than any LP I own. It's
too much sometimes - too much dynamic range can work against the
entertainment factor in home listening. There's a more practical middle
range where there's a sense of loud and soft, but not to the point
where you have to strain to hear something and then get blasted out of
your seat. It's not the same situation as live performance.
.

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