Brickwall compression : a horrible audio engineering trend

Nirvana - "Heart Shaped Box" - 1993
Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering. Highest average RMS level -12.7 dBFS / Maximum peak level -0.2 dBFS:


Radiohead—"Dollars And Cents" (Amnesiac-Capitol Records 2001)
Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering. Highest average RMS level -6.3 dBFS / Maximum peak level -0.09 dBFS:


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