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I see it every day: “The Loudness Wars are over - loud won. Get over it”
And it’s easy to see why. The average mainstream release hits -8 LUFS integrated or more; club releases regularly hit -6 or even -4 LUFS and are peaking well above zero; every other post you see on social media is about a new limiter or clipping strategy…
As the creator of Dynamic Range Day and Loudness Penalty, I should probably just give up and get my hat, right ?
Maybe….
But maybe not.
In this episode I dig into the evidence in 2026, and try to decide whether dynamics really are dead or not, looking at:
Links and more episodes here:
www.themasteringshow.com/episode-106
Mentioned in this episode:
Mastering
Click HERE to work with Ian
Leapwing
Find out more about Leapwing's plugins
Learn to master !
Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resources
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I see it every day: “The Loudness Wars are over - loud won. Get over it”
And it’s easy to see why. The average mainstream release hits -8 LUFS integrated or more; club releases regularly hit -6 or even -4 LUFS and are peaking well above zero; every other post you see on social media is about a new limiter or clipping strategy…
As the creator of Dynamic Range Day and Loudness Penalty, I should probably just give up and get my hat, right ?
Maybe….
But maybe not.
In this episode I dig into the evidence in 2026, and try to decide whether dynamics really are dead or not, looking at:
Links and more episodes here:
www.themasteringshow.com/episode-106
Mentioned in this episode:
Mastering
Click HERE to work with Ian
Leapwing
Find out more about Leapwing's plugins
Learn to master !
Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resources

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