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The Loudness Wars

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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When You Clip, You're Inserting a Little Bit of Noise

When a song is clipped, it's like a little bit of music has been cut out and replaced with white noise. Engineers will tell you that the sound waves no longer have these dramatic peaks and valleys. Some people even say that your eardrums are just being bombarded by these compressed parts. Since the 90s, a ton of albums have been given the brick wall treatment.

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