Loud and proud

38.17“In the past, there was this loudness war going on on Beatport and all those places, to get it as loud as possible; but right now a lot of music is consumed on Spotify, and there it’s less important how loud it is, because they level it out a little bit. So these are all things to think about and discuss with your mastering engineer. It also depends on the track: if I’m making a tough house track, I don’t mind it being loud, but if it’s an album track or a pop thing, I want it to have more dynamics and a bit of a wider dynamic range.”