loudness war

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

loudness war (plural loudness wars)

The music industry's practice of producing ever louder versions of recorded music by mastering albums to such an extent that it distorts their sound quality.

Synonyms

loudness race

Translations

practice of producing ever louder versions of music recordings

Chinese:
Mandarin: 音量競賽／音量竞赛 (yīnliàng jìngsài)
Finnish: äänekkyyssota
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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