8:40AM Sean Fallon | Mastering Engineer
Ian Shepherd is among those who believe that the distortion Metallica fans have been complaining about since the release of
Death Magnetic is not present in the
Guitar Hero III version. As he notes: “In comparison, the released CD version is – to coin a technical phrase – smashed to f**k.” So who or what is to blame here? Shepherd believes that the album was the latest victim of the so-called “loudness wars” going on in the industry right now. That is to say, engineers are over-editing and sacrificing sound quality to achieve a higher level of louditude. The GHII version strips away the clipping and focuses more on dynamic range.
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