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The loudness war is a negative term that describes the apparent competition to release albums that are increasingly loud. Albums that are "victims of the loudness war" have less good sound quality because the dynamic range has been compressed to make the music louder. Examples of albums that are victims of the loudness war include Death Magnetic by Metallica. Record producer Charles Dye started an organization called Turn Me Up! that campaigns to give musicians the choice to make albums with bigger dynamic ranges. In March 2010, mastering engineer Ian Shepherd organised the first Dynamic Range Day.

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  • ABBA - Super Trouper Title Track Remaster Waveform Comparisons (Small Version)

    Different releases of ABBA's 1980 song "Super Trouper" show different levels of loudness compared to the original 1980 release.

  • Masvis-zz top-sharp dressed man

    Three different releases of ZZ Top's song "Sharp Dressed Man" show increasing loudness over time: 1983–2000–2008.

  • Metallica My Apocalypse waveform

    Waveform envelopes showing the CD release of Death Magnetic (top) employing heavy compression resulting in higher average level than the Guitar Hero downloadable version (bottom)

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Guerra del volumen para niños

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