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The [COMPRESSED] history of music mastering
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In the analog era of recorded music, songs were mastered to be very dynamic. But once digital technology hit the scene, mastering engineers could make songs louder than ever before. To do so, they used extreme compression, which boosts the volume but reduces the dynamic range. So why were artists so eager to make their songs louder?
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