Dynamic Range Day

Dynamic Range Day 2019 - LIVE

Ian Shepherd — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 01:11:34 +0000

Watch the webcast replays for all the latest DRD news plus the announcement of the Award-winner here:

(Click the Play button to see a count-down before the broadcast starts)

I kicked the day off chatting to Mike Hillier on Facebook Live - watch it again here:

You come for the lols

Ian Shepherd — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 20:35:28 +0000

This meme was inspired by Chris Pavey from Chris Pavey Mastering.

So blame him 🙂

We live in a society

Ian Shepherd — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:48:36 +0000

Find out more: www.DynamicRangeDay.com

Ian Shepherd — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:52:49 +0000

Balanced dynamics sound better - find out more

Louder always sounds better ?

Ian Shepherd — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:20:49 +0000

Change my mind 🙂

#warningcontainssarcasm

(For all the evidence you need, click here)

Dynamic Range Day 2017 is on March 31st - Start NOW !

Ian Shepherd — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:04:43 +0000

Dynamic Range Day 2017 is at the end of March - if you'd like to be involved, please take action now.

Every year I encourage people to write blog posts, take the challenge, share memes and interact, and this year is no different.

What is different is that I'd like you to start doing all those things now.

Don't wait

If we wait, the risk is there's a flurry of activity on the day, people get interested... and then it's over. Opportunity missed.

Because if you start talking about it now, there's time for word to spread, and for even more people to be actively involved on the day.

Which is what it's all about.

(If you don't know what it's all about yet - click here to get up speed)

Commit

So, stop what you're doing, right now !

First - share this post somewhere - anywhere - with a message saying you support the event.

Next - look at your calendar. Pick a time this week, and mark in some time for "DRD promo". Whatever you can spare - an hour here, an hour there - whatever.

And then...

Act

When the time comes, do something. Email some friends, post on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, record a short video clip on your phone saying what DRD is and why you support it, why you're taking the challenge, whatever - and share. Spread the word about what you've done as far as you can, and post it on the DRD Facebook page so we can re-share it.

That's it ! Job done.

Except - before you go - maybe pick another time in your calendar, and do it again ?!

And of course, create a huge, dynamic online on the day itself 🙂

Thanks for reading, and thanks for being part of this.

Please share this page far and wide !

YouTube versus the Loudness War – and why music wins

Ian Shepherd — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:49:12 +0000

Youtube have started using “loudness normalisation” – so that everything plays back at a similar volume, no matter how hard it was pushed in the recording, mixing or mastering.

It’s like having your own personal DJ, making sure you don’t have to keep reaching for the volume control.

And it cancels out the effects of the loudness war in a single stroke.

YouTube versus the Loudness War – and why music wins.

YouTube just put the final nail in the Loudness War’s coffin

Ian Shepherd — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:17:17 +0000

YouTube just put the final nail in the Loudness War’s coffin.

If louder sounds better...

Ian Shepherd — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:06:47 +0000

For a slightly more detailed explanation, click here.

Even Skrillex sounds better with more dynamics ! (And even on mobile phones)

Ian Shepherd — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:54:17 +0000

Even Skrillex sounds better with more dynamics ! (And even on mobile phones) Click here to find out more.