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Shania Twain - 2026 - Little Miss Twain

She doesn't need big compression to have a big voice.


Shania Twain - 2026 - Little Miss Twain ORIGINAL

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The Strokes - 2026 - Reality Awaits

First track is called Psycho Shit. – Sounds like the goings on in the mastering suite (DR4)


The Strokes - 2026 - Reality Awaits ORIGINAL

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raodonne
raodonne
4 days ago

Thank you! But holy shit the autotune is just a terrible artistic choice.

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The Rolling Stones - 2026 - Foreign Tongues

The audio quality is about as pretty as the cover.


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gurupete
Jul 10

Couldn't agree more. Terrible production!

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Deep Purple - 2025 - SPLAT!

The noise made in the studio when they turned the compressors on.


Deep Purple - 2025 - SPLAT! [24-48] ORIGINAL

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vbspyker
Jul 11

Another good album from them.

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Muse - 2026 - The Wow! Signal

True to form.


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DR5 -0.11 dB -6.76 dB 01. The Dark Forest.flac


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Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs - 2026 - Mission of Mercy

His / their last 4 albums have been release at DR8. I guess he discovered the big, dirty knob marked EVEN F'N' LOUDER. DR5 is atrocious. Is it down to ego or insecurity? What does he have left to prove? Considering Tom Petty's music was archived in audiophile quality (before he died), this mastering quality is sadly inadequate.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs / Mission Of Mercy ORIGINAL

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Toxxy
Toxxy
Jun 12

My oh my.........

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Willie Nelson - 2026 - Dream Chaser

The story of the Loudness War is often told through dramatic before-and-after examples, but sometimes it creeps in so gradually that we barely notice it.


Willie Nelson’s older 1970s albums, including Yesterday’s Wine (DR14) and Red Headed Stranger (DR12), were highly dynamic recordings.


His later albums reveal a steady, almost imperceptible erosion of dynamic range—a textbook example of how the Loudness War can advance incrementally rather than all at once.

2013 - Let's Face The Music & Dance (11)

2013 - To All The Girls... (12)

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Analyst
Jun 02

Thank you for this reminder. It's details like these that really interest me, in addition to the music itself, of course.

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Paul McCartney - 2026 - The Boys of Dungeon Lane


This was a pleasant surprise, but one spoiled by the mastering.


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thehague
thehague
Jun 01

It still baffles me how they can produce an album this way.

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John McLaughlin - 2026 - Music for Abandoned Heights

I often post examples of shocking mastering, but how about a real beauty that shines like a beacon of hope for audiophiles?


Note the variation in DR figures between tracks, as well as their peak and RMS levels. John McLaughlin - Music for Abandoned Heights

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