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Old 05-05-2016, 03:18 AM   #37 (permalink)
Aloysius
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan View Post
But why is it even a legit thing when there is a volume control?
It's a legit thing because when a track is mastered with brick wall limiters and the like, the sound is much worse - less dynamic range and often actual distortion (I'm not talking about intentional distortion from something like an effects pedal, but an actual loss of information).
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