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Topic: Dynamic Range - What is the correct definition? (Read 1824 times) previous topic - next topic
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Dynamic Range - What is the correct definition?

There is an article in Sound on Sound, that disagrees that the Pleasurize Music DR Meter by Algorithmix does not actually measure dynamic range.

Some comments about the article - http://productionadvice.co.uk/loudness-war-dynamic-range/

Who is right?
 

Dynamic Range - What is the correct definition?

Reply #1 –
I agree with S.O.S., "This is a surprisingly difficult question to answer."  I just don't think you can boil it down to a single number or a symple analysis.    I wouldn't be surprised if one person says song A is more dynamic, and another person says song B is more dynamic, especially if the two songs are different styles/genres.

You can have a song with a quiet first-half and a loud 2nd half, and you could have another song where there is a loud "dynamic" snare drum hit in every measure.  The numbers & calculations might come-out the same, but your perception of dynamics & loudness might be different.  I'd probably say that the 1st one is a "more dynamic song", and that the 2nd song is "played more dynamically".   

If you have two releases of the same recording, then yes...  I think you can take measurements and dertermine which if the remastered release is more compressed than the previous release.