Hmmm… not for me…

In my post from Sunday I showed you a picture with two CDs, the latest one from Snarky Puppy, and one from Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley which is some 62 years older.

Currently I\’m sitting at work where I turned on the Snarky Puppy one in my Rhythmbox Music Player – and turned it off again after roundabout 6 minutes or so. The reason? Too loud. And no, I don\’t mean the peak but the average loudness. Have a look at the opening piece \”Chonks\” in Audacity:

Loud, from start to finish. Look at the opening piece \”So what\” from Miles\’ CD for a comparison:

Aaahh, what a relief! It\’s loud as well, but not all the time. What a difference to hear some nice and dynamic music instead of a harsh attack.

Those guys 62 years ago like Fred Plaut and/or Rudy van Gelder simply did it better. Much better.

Thanks for reading.