[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

how music is remixed differently today than it was in the past. I wonder if a part of that is due to the ways we listen now.

Most is mixed digitally using Protools or similar now although real studios still use analogue outboard equipment. The 'in-the-box' mixers use emulator plug-ins that recreate the sound & effects of the outboard gear digitally. The so-called 'loudness wars' are a direct consequence of the iPod (and radio for that matter). The music companies want their songs to play 'louder' because that's what always wins the shuffle. To accomplish this, the mixer & masterer compress the dynamics to maximize the perceived volume. Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody" is a good example of this. Record companies are the guilty parties in this crime & it IS a crime.

Ian