This presentation discusses the audible effects of hypercompression and looks at the loudness war in terms of game theory. After presenting evidence questioning the idea that louder recordings sell better, it suggests some possible ways to de-escalate the loudness war.
This video is based on a presentation given by Earl Vickers at the November, 2010 Audio Engineering Society Convention in San Francisco. Additional information and sound samples are available at http://www.sfxmachine.com/docs/loudnesswar/ .
