{"podcast":{"title":"The Mastering Show","slug":"the-mastering-show-1105611","podcast_index_feed_id":1105611,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-mastering-show/","website_url":"https://www.themasteringshow.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6ec93a88-dc23-4d0f-8d7a-f65a7af45664/avatars-000212645351-vof504-original.jpg","author":"The Mastering Show Podcast","episode_count":110,"summary":"This is the show where we cover all aspects of mastering. If you're interested in mastering, want to learn how to get better results mastering your own music, or even want to be a mastering engineer, this is the show you want to hear!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T10:22:47.717587+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611"},"episode":{"title":"The Mastering Show #106 - Are dynamics dead ?!","slug":"the-mastering-show-106-are-dynamics-dead","published_at":"2026-02-28T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611/the-mastering-show-106-are-dynamics-dead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611","url":"https://www.themasteringshow.com/episode-106","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/aba96521-a296-4f56-a554-7b4266a5f22f.mp3","summary":"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: The LUFS of the biggest recent releases Why no-one hears it Are mixes built too loud to be dynamic ? Why music fans don’t care (which could be good news) - and who does What do we do about it ? Reasons to be optimistic about dynamics in 2026 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","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2089,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mastering-show-1105611/episodes/the-mastering-show-106-are-dynamics-dead/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611/the-mastering-show-106-are-dynamics-dead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}