[ale] Mysteries of turntables was Re: OT:Digitizing my old vinyl

[Pat Regan]

Richard Bronosky wrote:
> I also believe I recall that many of the radio releases have been
> adjusted to account for the average car stereo and road noise. As I
> recall, this was the origin of "the loudness war"
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war as some artists started to
> sell the same version to the public that they were distributing to
> the radio stations.

My understanding is that the radio stations are broadcasting loud
because it sounds better when you have a marginal signal.  That gets
them more listeners on the outskirts of your broadcast area.

Is road noise really a problem for most cars?  Maybe I've been driving a
convertible too long, but when I'm in a regular car the road and wind
are so QUIET :).

Pat

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