Music

1. I’m surprised by how many people, even some in the music field, haven’t noticed how much the mainstream has shaped music production in recent years. The heavy influence of the mainstream market is also noticeable in video game soundtracks.

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3. The sound quality has worsened, affecting even music that isn’t necessarily mainstream. Telarc confirms this with compromised mixes in CD versions, using soft clipping and peak limiting to stay competitive, in their classical and jazz albums. However, their SACDs edition retains the original mix in the DSD layer.