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Loudness war - A trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music, which reduces audio fidelity and—according to many critics—listener enjoyment. ...First reported as early as the 1940s (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

TIL the loudness war already peaked more than a decade ago

[–] kbal@fedia.io 5 points 21 hours ago

It comes and goes. Youtubers seemed to be reviving it recently, no doubt spurred on by some kind of superstition about what The Algorithm wanted — to the point where Youtube itself was moved to step into the fray with its "stable volume" bullshit.