Music, as tracked by Billboard, cross genre, is as loud as ever. Here’s a survey of Billboard music: https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/mastering-trends?srsltid=

Music, as tracked by Billboard, cross genre, is as loud as ever. Here’s a survey of Billboard music: https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/mastering-trends?srsltid=AfmBOopSQ5591RvCnjAUcaU-hlntrCKX0AabuTneKmIoDV6EFCq0fTbn https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/mastering-trends?srsltid=Af... I have an Audio Developer Conference talk about this topic if you care to follow the history of it. I have softened my stance a bit on the criticism of the 90’s (yeah, people were using lookahead limiting over exuberantly because of its newness) but the meat of the talk may be of interest anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hj7PYid_tE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hj7PYid_tE