Patrick Lew (Official SC)'s SoundClick page

I dunno man, sounds like whenever some recordings of music are Remastered onto CD. Usually, I record all my musical ideas on Digital technology but. I always was a guy that preferred the sound of Analog and earlier Digital sounds off of recorded music on Vinyl, tape, MP3 and CD. I think digitally recorded music on CD and by bands and the way they were produced sounded better dating back to 1994 and before.

Seems like the Loudness War, a music industry practice which gets recorded music to sound a certain way louder and more compressed on recording to sell and market, started happening around 1995 or 1997 ish. But for me, music digitally recorded still sounded decent halfway. Around 1998 and after, music on record especially in the Mainstream sounded really really torturous to listen to all the way through.

I think as studios and the music industry, began the RULE of compressing and making recorded music by other bands and artists of ANY genre louder during the 2000s. It got way way worse and harder to sit and listen to the music all the way through. It's definitely a preference thing, but I think that could be partly the reason I don't listen to A LOT of new mainstream music. And auto-tune is another issue too for every genre also making the sound quality of newer music much harder to listen to and enjoy.

I always felt, the best music came from an Era where Analog and early Digital recording was there. As technology got more complex, and the music industry got more stingy on how things should be. Man...Music started sounding for me at least, harder to sit down, listen and enjoy all the way through because of sound quality. Yeah, there's a lot of great bands out there. But I feel, the loudness war and maybe auto-tune really made a lot of the newer music especially in the mainstream. Harder to listen to for preference.

Compare a recording from Nirvana from its original 1992 release to its 2004 rerelease on their boxed set of unheard music. You'll hear some difference hopefully. I prefer the 1992 recording more than the 2004 one, come to think of it.

I do record all my musical ideas on the latest technology, but I wouldn't have a clue if my recorded music digitally has that, ya know. Loudness war or big sound compression on record. I did record my songs on Analog equipment before, using a Tascam Portastudio MF-101. Which uses cassette tapes as your source to get everything you created nailed down. I use mainly Mixcraft and Magix Music Studio on PC to record, but usually I have no clue how to mix or master tracks I made of my own music. Everything is finished up to whatever sounds good to my ears, possibly.

So basically. I am those musicians and songwriters who are against the Loudness War and Auto-Tune of recorded music. By the fact, it diminishes the quality of the music itself.

Google "Loudness War" for more information regarding this subject as a musician's PSA.