Perhaps the tool should be called the 'Crest Factor meter'... which is more accurate, but doesn't have the same ring to it, IMHO. Still a very useful tool for comparing different masterings.
I had (or maybe still have) a Venom - Black Metal CD (Combat) that shot a DR14... thought that was kind of amusing.
I'll see if I still have it... or maybe someone else does. Like I said, I'm pretty sure it was on old Combat CD pressing.
foobar2000 1.3.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2014-06-11 20:53:45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: LaSalle Quartet / Nono: Fragmente - Stille, An Diotima -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR31 -2.57 dB -41.66 dB 18:34 01-Fragmente - Stille, An Diotima - 1 Anfang, Seite 17, Takt 1 (Ricordi Edition) DR22 -0.83 dB -31.90 dB 19:36 02-Fragmente - Stille, An Diotima - 2 Fortsetzung -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 2 Official DR value: DR27 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 385 kbps Codec: FLAC
Wow, I think we have a new leader (album TT DR value of DR27). How does this album sound? Oh, and could you post a waveform for track 1 by any chance?
Here's the screenshot (I hope the external image server works. It's no longer possible to upload images on the forum server) You can listen to parts of the composition on Youtube
Found it... now how do I do it? Last time I tried to do a DR analysis was with a plug-in for Foobar, but it told me it was expired.
This week's bunch of recent DRDB digital lossless DR14+ album/single additions not previously mentioned here: Code: DR14: Bucks Fizz / Writing On The Wall (1986) DR14: Eric Clapton / Journeyman (2014) DR14: Felix / Don't You Want Me (Original Mixes and Remixes) (1992) DR14: Ian Anderson / Walk Into Light (2011) DR14: J.J. Cale / Special Edition (1984) DR14: John Williams / Williams on Williams: The Classic Spielberg Scores (1995) DR14: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette / Setting Standards - the NYC sessions (1985) DR14: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette / Still Live - Disc 2 (1986) DR14: Madonna / You Can Dance (1987) DR14: Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra / ¡Viva! (1995) DR14: Peter Gabriel / Plays Live (CD2) (1983) DR14: Windham Hill Artists / An Invitation To Windham Hill (1984) DR15: Dire Straits / On Every Street (EP) (1992) DR15: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette / The Out of Towners (2004) DR15: Michael Penn / March (2013) DR15: Neil Young / A Letter Home (Audiophile edition) (2014) DR16: Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour / Harlequin (1985) DR18: Richard Hooper / Nature Recordings: Thunderstorm (1986)
New Tori Amos CD "Unrepentant Geraldines" is DR11, same as the HD Tracks download. Her 'loudness' peaked in 2002 with the CD "Scarlett's Walk" that was DR7. Not a winner, but worth mentioning in this day and age.
This week's large bundle of DRDB digital lossless DR14+ additions not previously mentioned in this thread: Code: DR14: Bratislava Hot Serenaders / Take it easy (2008) DR14: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine / Anything For You (1989) DR14: György Ligeti / The Ligeti Project (Disk 4) (2008) DR14: Jerry Garcia / David Grisman / Jerry Garcia / David Grisman [MFSL SACD Layer] (2014) DR14: Krzysztof Penderecki / Fonigrammi • Horn Concerto • Partita (2012) DR14: Krzysztof Penderecki / Orchestral Works vol. 1 (2000) DR14: Krzysztof Penderecki / Symphony No. 8 • Dies Irae • Aus Den Psalmen Davids (2008) DR14: Ludwig van Beethoven / Overtures (Gunzenhauser) (1988) DR14: Ludwig van Beethoven / Piano Sonatas/Volume IV (Jandó) (1988) DR14: Ludwig van Beethoven / Piano Sonatas/Volume VIII (Jandó)) (1988) DR14: Ludwig van Beethoven / Symphony No. 1 & 2 (Zinman) (1998) DR14: Ludwig van Beethoven / Symphony No. 9 "Choral" (Karajan) (1987) DR14: Ludwig van Beethoven / Triple Concerto: Concerto per piano e orchestra No. 4 (Karajan) (1999) DR14: Manuel Barrueco / 300 Years Of Guitar Masterpieces (disk 1) (1992) DR14: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Symphony No. 5 • Capriccio Italiano (2005) DR14: Richard Wagner / Der fliegende Holländer (disk 1) (2004) DR14: Richard Wagner / Der fliegende Holländer (disk 2) (2004) DR14: ThornBrain / Nobody Cares Unless You're Pretty or Dying (2013) DR14: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/Posthorn Serenade (Mackerras) (1985) DR14: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Laserlight Masters of Classical Music Vol. 1 (1988) DR15: Alex Mendham and his Orchestra / Whistling in the Dark (2013) DR15: Carolyn Sampson / Purcell: Victorious Love (24Bit 44 Hi Res Dowload) (2007) DR15: Dajana Loves Paisley / Welcome to the Rock'n'Roll Circus (1992) DR15: Dave Matthews Band / Remember Two Things (2014 reissue) (2014) DR15: Edgar Varese / The Complete Works (disk 1) (1998) DR15: György Ligeti / The Ligeti Project (Disk 3) (2008) DR15: György Ligeti / The Ligeti Project (Disk 5) (2008) DR15: Krzysztof Penderecki / Musica Da Camera (1994) DR15: Krzysztof Penderecki / Symphony No. 2 'Christmas' • Sacred Works (disk 1) (2008) DR15: Ludwig van Beethoven / Piano Sonatas No. 1-3 (Jandó) (1988) DR15: Manuel Barrueco / 300 Years Of Guitar Masterpieces (disk 2) (1991) DR15: Paul Beaudry & Pathways / Americas (2012) DR15: Radioteatteri / Linnunradan käsikirja liftareille: Maailmanlopun ravintola (2004) DR15: Sadao Watanabe / How's Everything (Live at Buddokan) (1990) DR15: Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks / Moonlight Serenade - Big Band Hits of the 30's & 40's (2006) DR15: Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks Orchestra / Cheek to Cheek (1996) DR15: Vince Giordano's Nighthawks / Quality Shout! (1993) DR16: Edgar Varese / The Complete Works (disk 2) (1998) DR16: György Ligeti / The Ligeti Project (Disk 1) (2008) DR16: György Ligeti / The Ligeti Project (Disk 2) (2008) DR17: György Ligeti / String Quartets No. 1 & 2 (2009) DR17: Radioteatteri / Linnunradan käsikirja liftareille (2010) DR17: Ry Cooder & W.M. Bhatt / A Meeting By The River (HDTracks 24/88 Hi Res) (1993)
This week batch of recent DRDB digital lossless DR14+ album releases not previously discussed here: Code: DR14: Arlo Guthrie / Arlo (2005) DR14: Béla Fleck / Drive (1988) DR14: David Darling / Cycles (1982) DR14: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 / Funeral March Etude op. 10,3 / Polonaise op. 53 (1992) DR14: Kajagoogoo & Limahl / Original Album Series [CD1] (2014) DR14: Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden / Last Dance [HDTracks] (2014) DR14: Mannheim Steamroller / Yellowstone: The Music of Nature (1989) DR14: Norman Blake / Whiskey Before Breakfast (1994) DR14: Richard Strauss / Also sprach Zarathustra/Tod und Verklärung (Previn) (1988) DR14: Tangerine Dream / Sony Center (Topping Out Ceremony Score) (1998) DR14: Tom Waits / Nighthawks At The Diner (1998) DR14: Tony Trischka / A Robot Plane Flies Over Arkansas (1994) DR15: Alabama / The Closer You Get . . . (1983) DR15: Gentle Giant / In A Glass House (RGF) (1992) DR15: Living Colour / Vivid (1988) DR15: Ludwig van Beethoven / Piano Sonatas: Moonlight/Appassionata/Pathétique (Ashkenazy) (1983) DR15: Ohio Players / Gold (1976) DR15: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Symphony No. 5 (Karajan) (1985) DR16: Kajagoogoo & Limahl / Original Album Series [CD4] (2014) DR18: Piano Duo Degenhardt-Kent / CRUMB / BROWN: New Music For 1, 2 & 3 Pianos (1991)
A fresh bunch of recent DRDB digital lossless DR14+ album additions yet to be mentioned here: Code: DR14: Arturo Toscanini / Dvorak & Smetana / Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) (1985) DR14: Bob Dylan / Down in the Groove (1988) DR14: Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead / Dylan & The Dead (1989) DR14: Georg Danzer / Liederbuch (1978) DR14: Georg Danzer / Weisse Pferde (1984) DR14: Isaac Hayes / Hot Buttered Soul (1987) DR14: Joe Sample / Spellbound (1989) DR14: John O'Conor / Beethoven Piano Sonatas: No.8 "Pathetique"; No.14 "Moonlight"; No.23 "Appassionata" (1986) DR14: Mr. Lee / Get Busy (1990) DR14: Otis Redding / Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1990) DR14: Otis Redding / The Dock of the Bay (1991) DR14: Otis Redding / The Soul Album (1991) DR14: Paco de Lucia / Fuente y Caudal (1973) DR14: Prince / Around the World in a Day (1985) DR14: Prince / Parade (1990) DR14: Richard Barbieri & Tim Bowness / Flame (1994) DR14: Rui Veloso / Guardador De Margens (1993) DR14: Run-D.M.C. / Raising Hell (1999) DR14: The Cure / Japanese Whispers (1986) DR14: The Kinks / Low Budget (1979) DR14: Various Artists / Klassisia Suosikkisävelmiä / Mozartin ja Beethovenin Aikakaudelta (1994) DR15: Cameo / Word Up! (1986) DR15: Edward Elgar [Nigel Kennedy, Vernon Handley] / Violin Concerto / Introduction And Allegro (2013) DR15: Elements / Illumination (1988) DR15: Georg Danzer / Menschliche Wärme (1984) DR15: Rod Stewart / Camouflage (1984) DR15: Rui Veloso / Mingos & Os Samurais - CD1 (1990) DR15: Rui Veloso / Mingos & Os Samurais - CD2 (1990) DR15: Talking Heads / Talking Heads: 77 (1989) DR16: Harry Gump / Four Chords And Everyday Poetry (2013) DR16: Sadao Watanabe / Maisha (1985) DR22: Suikinkutsu / Sounds of Japan (2009)
This week's DRDB digital lossless DR14+ album additions not previously mentioned in this thread: Code: DR14: Bill Evans Trio / Waltz for Debby (1992) DR14: Cat Stevens / Buddha And The Chocolate Box (AM+) (1988) DR14: Cybotron / Clear (1990) DR14: Divine / The Best Of Divine - Native Love (1991) DR14: Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome To The Pleasuredome [Japan for Europe] (1985) DR14: Gate 5 Ensemble, Harry Partch Ensemble / The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 2 (2004) DR14: Julio Iglesias / Non Stop (1988) DR14: Julio Iglesias / Un Hombre Solo (1987) DR14: Pepe Romero, ASMF Chamber Ensemble / Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets - CD1 (1993) DR14: Pepe Romero, ASMF Chamber Ensemble / Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets - CD2 (1993) DR14: Sagat / My Poem Is... The World According To Sagat (1994) DR14: Sebastian Gahler Trio / Meditation (2009) DR15: Golgotha / The Way Of Confusion (1997) DR15: John Coltrane / The Stardust Session (2006)
This week's bunch of recent DRDB digital lossless DR14+ album additions yet to be mentioned here: Code: DR14: Mick jagger / She's The Boss (1985) DR14: Phil Collins / No Jacket Required [HDTracks 24/44.1] (2013) DR14: The Timelords, AKA, The Jams, AKA KLF / The History Of The Jams (1988) DR14: ZZ Top / EL LOCO (1988) DR15: Rush / Presto (SACD) (2014)
"Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome To The Pleasuredome [Japan for Europe] (1985)" ZTT106CD B lOOking for this; BIG thanks!
This week's DRDB digital lossless DR14+ album/single additions not previously mentioned here: Code: DR14: Arve Henriksen / Sakuteiki (Solidification boxed set - DVD - 24/96) (2012) DR14: Billie Holiday / Songs For Distingue Lovers [HDtracks 192kHz-24bit] (2014) DR14: Judie Tzuke / Sportscar (1980) DR14: Kenny Burrell / Midnight Blue (1987) DR14: Krachtek Elektronik / Female Hydraulics (2006) DR14: Lisa Stansfield / All Around The World (Maxi/Single) (1989) DR14: Mikhail Pletnev / Bach (CPE) Sonatas & Rondos (2001) DR15: B.B.E / Seven Days And One Week (1996) DR15: Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson / Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson [HDTracks 192kHz-24bit] (2014)
This week's RBCD digital lossless DR14+ album/single additions yet to be mentioned in this thread: Code: DR14: Alan Skidmore Quintet / Once Upon A Time.... (2005) DR14: Art of Noise / Kiss (Single) (1988) DR14: Art of Noise / The Best of The Art of Noise - Art Works 12' (Original Blue) (1988) DR14: Australian Crawl / Sirocco (1993) DR14: Charly Antolini & Charly Augscholl / On the Beat (2008) DR14: Christopher Cross / Another Page (1983) DR14: Collin Walcott / Grazing Dreams (1977) DR14: Dans les arbres / Dans les arbres (2008) DR14: Eberhard Weber / Stages Of A Long Journey (2007) DR14: Eberhard Weber / The Following Morning (1977) DR14: Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble / The Eleventh Hour (2005) DR14: FOOD / Mercurial Balm (2012) DR14: Gentle Giant / Playing The Fool - The Official Live (1994) DR14: Gentle Giant / Playing The Fool - The Official Live (1996) DR14: Gentle Giant / The Power And The Glory (24/96 - Stereo - Instrumentals) (2014) DR14: Marilyn Mazur / Celestial Circle (2011) DR14: Morton Feldman / The Viola in My Life (2008) DR15: Art of Noise / Paranoimia '89 (Single) (1989) DR15: Dire Straits / Brothers In Arms [SHM-SACD] (2014) DR15: John Cage / Early Piano Music (Herbert Henck) (2005) DR15: Jurgen Ruck / Kurtág: Grabstein für Stephan, Op.15; Stele, Op. 33 / Stockhausen: Gruppen (2007) DR15: Maria Pia de Vito / Il Pergolese [HDTracks 24/88.2] (2013) DR15: Mickey Hart, Airto, Flora Purim / Däfos (1989) DR15: Santana / Inner Secrets [Original Album Classics CD1] (2009) DR15: Santana / Shangó [Original Album Classics CD4] (2009) DR15: Shankar / Who's To Know (1981) DR15: Snap! / The Power (MaxiSingle) (1990) DR15: Tim Berne / Snakeoil (2012) DR15: Zsófia Boros / En otra parte (2013) DR16: David Torn / Best Laid Plans (1985) DR16: Pierre Favre Ensemble / Singing Drums (1984) DR17: Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza / 1967-1975 (1992) DR17: José Luis Montón / Solo Guitarra (2012) DR17: Marilyn Mazur's Future Song / Small Labyrinths (1997) DR18: Polwechsel / Polwechsel (1998) DR20: Victor Kissine / Between Two Waves (2013) DR22: Morton Feldman / The Late Piano Works Vol. 3 (Steffen Schleiermacher) (2009)
In my days as an audio salesperson my go-to recording for the demonstration of dynamic range was Andrew Lloyd Webber's "REQUIEM". I have posted here the opening portion. The first three minutes is subdued. Then see what happens! You can find all tracks from the album posted on YouTube.
I uploaded this one myself: foobar2000 1.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2014-06-24 16:29:51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Ohio Players / Gold -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR15 0.00 dB -17.29 dB 3:15 01-Feel The Beat (Everybody Disco) DR14 0.00 dB -15.61 dB 4:47 02-Love Rollercoaster DR15 -0.54 dB -18.29 dB 6:51 03-I Want To Be Free DR13 -1.16 dB -17.06 dB 3:52 04-Fopp DR15 -1.77 dB -19.89 dB 4:56 05-Far East Mississippi DR16 -0.09 dB -18.93 dB 7:55 06-Skin Tight DR14 -3.06 dB -18.84 dB 4:27 07-Fire DR16 0.00 dB -18.57 dB 6:15 08-Sweet Sticky Thing DR16 -0.19 dB -18.63 dB 7:11 09-Jive Turkey DR12 -3.47 dB -17.45 dB 4:14 10-Only A Child Can Love DR15 0.00 dB -16.68 dB 4:30 11-Who'd She Coo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 11 Official DR value: DR15 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 861 kbps Codec: FLAC
These too: 2007 Edition: foobar2000 1.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2014-04-10 10:43:55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: The Wild Magnolias / The Wild Magnolias -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR8 -0.20 dB -9.63 dB 4:43 01-Handa Wanda DR8 -0.30 dB -9.47 dB 6:59 02-Smoke My Peace Pipe (Smoke It Right) DR8 -0.20 dB -9.63 dB 7:52 03-Two Way Pak E Way DR7 -0.20 dB -9.22 dB 5:02 04-Corey Died on the Battlefield DR8 -0.20 dB -9.02 dB 6:13 05-(Somebody Got) Soul, Soul, Soul DR8 -0.20 dB -10.02 dB 8:49 06-Oh! When The Saints DR8 -0.20 dB -9.20 dB 2:27 07-Meet the Boys (on the Battlefront) DR7 -0.20 dB -9.09 dB 5:04 08-Ho Na Nae DR13 -0.20 dB -14.71 dB 6:24 09-(My Big Chief Has a) Golden Crown DR8 -0.20 dB -9.34 dB 8:52 10-Shoo Fly (Don't Bother Me) DR8 -0.20 dB -8.97 dB 3:21 11-Iko, Iko DR7 -0.30 dB -9.31 dB 2:40 12-Smoke My Peace Pipe (Smoke It Right) 7' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 12 Official DR value: DR8 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 900 kbps Codec: FLAC Versus Original 1993 issue: foobar2000 1.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2014-05-23 08:02:23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Wild Magnolias / Wild Magnolias -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR12 -0.11 dB -14.31 dB 4:43 01-Handa Wanda DR13 -0.47 dB -15.39 dB 6:22 02-Smoke My Peace Pipe (Smoke It Right) DR11 -0.15 dB -13.90 dB 7:49 03-Two Way Pak E Way DR12 -0.36 dB -15.26 dB 4:59 04-Corey Died On The Battlefield DR12 0.00 dB -13.48 dB 6:13 05-(Somebody Got) Soul, Soul, Soul DR13 0.00 dB -15.99 dB 8:49 06-Saints DR12 -0.78 dB -14.94 dB 2:24 07-Meet The Boys On The Battlefront DR11 -0.03 dB -14.27 dB 5:03 08-Ho Na Nae DR15 -0.30 dB -17.39 dB 6:19 09-Golden Crown DR12 -0.11 dB -14.02 dB 8:51 10-Shoo Fly DR11 -0.37 dB -14.38 dB 3:19 11-Iko Iko -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 11 Official DR value: DR12 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 912 kbps Codec: FLAC
Lastly, these: 2007 Edition foobar2000 1.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2014-04-10 10:44:21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Wild Magnolias / They Call Us Wild -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR8 -0.20 dB -9.45 dB 3:15 01-They Call Us Wild DR9 -0.20 dB -10.31 dB 3:08 02-New Suit DR7 -0.20 dB -9.73 dB 4:30 03-Ah Anka Ting Tang Boo Shanka Boo DR7 -0.30 dB -8.68 dB 3:47 04-Fire Water DR7 -0.20 dB -9.49 dB 5:24 05-Injuns, Here We Come DR7 -0.20 dB -8.46 dB 4:02 06-New Kinda Groove DR8 -0.40 dB -9.67 dB 5:16 07-Jumalaka Boom Boom DR7 -0.20 dB -8.57 dB 3:09 08-We're Gonna Party DR7 -0.20 dB -9.06 dB 4:38 09-Ho Na Nae -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 9 Official DR value: DR7 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 952 kbps Codec: FLAC Versus the original 1994 CD release foobar2000 1.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2014-05-27 17:13:50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: The Wild Magnolias / They Call Us Wild -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR14 -0.34 dB -16.10 dB 3:14 01-They Call Us Wild DR14 -0.12 dB -16.71 dB 3:07 02-New Suit DR14 -0.29 dB -17.42 dB 4:28 03-Ah Anka Ting Tang Boo Shanka Boom DR12 -1.07 dB -16.85 dB 3:47 04-Fire Water DR13 -0.63 dB -17.49 dB 5:25 05-Injuns, Here We Come DR14 -0.39 dB -16.14 dB 4:02 06-New Kinda Groove DR13 -1.19 dB -16.54 dB 5:14 07-Jumalaka Boom Boom DR13 -0.54 dB -15.86 dB 3:08 08-We're Gonna Party DR12 -1.82 dB -16.89 dB 4:33 09-Ho Na Nae -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 9 Official DR value: DR13 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 921 kbps Codec: FLAC
