Well, there's good stuff in there but I don't think he differentiates clearly enough between the tool of compression and the hideous overuse of it that plagues modern recordings... I don't argue how that use of it needs fixing yesterday, but I think many people will come away from reading that absolutely sure that compression is the problem rather than a certain use of it being the problem.


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From: Jaimie Vernon <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> 

> 
> At Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:36:05 -0800 
> 
> > An excellent review of the disturbing trend discussed here quite a bit. 
> > 
> > URL: 
> > www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity 
> 
> Oh, the irony... 
> 
> They've quoted producer David Bendeth talking about the tinkering with, and 
> degradation of, audio. This is the man who single-handedly took four Elvis 
> Presley songs, remixed them for the dance market and created the modern 
> abomination that was "A Little Less Conversation" that was tacked onto the 
> otherwise exception "30 #1 Hits". 
> 
> 
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