The loudness war refers to the trend, adopted by artists and labels, of making music as loud as possible in a vein effort to compete with other releases. This loudness is achieved in the mastering process (by using a series of compressors, limiters and EQ tricks). This fad has become so extreme that we find that a Justin Bieber CD is actually louder than a CD by AC/DC or The Sex Pistols.
In an attempt to combat those crushing the life out of music, Ian Shepherd, a mastering engineer by trade, has set up 'Dynamic Range Day'. Read more about it
here.
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