Why and how am i stating all this?
To form all the theory explained in this website everything started with an intrinsic interest in the Loudness War itself. I think it is a unique phenomenon where technical aspects, artistic process and perception collide. This interest has contributed greatly to the project.
Besides that i of course have used various sources that should be mentioned.
As follows:
Several articles:
Devine, Kyle. Imperfect sound forever: loudness wars, listening formations and the history of sound reproduction. Popular Music. 2013. Volume 32/2. Cambridge University Press 2013. pp. 159-176
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Essling, Christian; Koenen, Johannes; Peukert, Christian (2015). Another Loudness War: How Record Labels Release Singles to Compete for Consumer Attention in the Digital Age.
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Skagerstrand, Åsa; Köbler, Susanne; Stenfelt, Stefan. Loudness and annoyance of disturbing sounds - perception by normal hearing subjects. International Journal of Audiology. May 2017. Volume 56/10. pp. 775-783
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Sylwesterzak, Derek. Are the Loudness wars over?. Professional Sound. June 2014. Volume 25/3. Arts Premium Collection. p. 9
Besides these sources i have used the software "Sonic Visualizer" to create the visuals of the waveforms.
I have used Spotify for playing the songs used and to look for music.
I have also used the website dr.loudness-war.info to familiarise myself with recognising dynamic ranges of different sizes and as a short check-up concerning my examples.
This website is great fun to discover the variety in dynamic ranges.