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Why do they still use fade out on recordings..

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Self-Inflicted

I mean I like the LP tracks to start and then stop @ normal volume to hear the full potential of the music and not gradually fade out at the end, I truly find this an old fashioned way or recording and find too many tracks these days are still recorded this way.

Regards,
Mike.

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it's just one flavor - NuWave 10:27:46 02/05/21 (0)
Every band I have heard that fades a song out has even more songs where they don't. It might be the style they chose for that particular song....think of it as a sunset. I actually like when they start dropping tracks towards the end. I know of several tunes that were ended more abruptly which sounded awful to me. Now THAT was lazy!
A musician friend once said - JeffH 22:23:21 02/04/21 (2)
Playing the song is relatively easy, ending the song is more difficult...
- Sure are difficult to end on some... - Cougar 09:48:37 02/05/21 (0)
  and some have a life of their own and don't want to end. That's funny when you see everyone in the band looking around at each other on when and how to end a tune! haha! Very awkward feeling but funny as hell! Had my share of those times and just laugh when it happens.
- Yep.... - Ivan303 05:44:15 02/05/21 (0)
  "Love is loving and not fade away"
RE: Why do they still use fade out on recordings.. - John-from Seattle 21:47:29 02/04/21 (0)
Depends on the track being played, some will fade up, others not, but some tracks like Gone Hollywood from Supertramp were intentionally done that way to begin with for the beginning, while most others just start.

The fade out in my estimation is a way to end the song if there is no ending to the track from the band.

This happens more with rock/pop than any other genre that I'm aware of.
RE: Why do they still use fade out on recordings.. - SgreenP@MSN.com 19:22:28 02/04/21 (0)
Its as though the music is still playing...only we've moved on
Lazy - Phil_S 18:15:37 02/04/21 (1)
Don't know how to end a tune
- RE: Lazy - rivervalley817 19:50:53 02/04/21 (0)
  lol, yeah there's that! ... often the artist do have an ending after yet another chorus or 'solo' so the producer draws it down for brevity and economy ... hell, I've even heard 'big endings' done to death live as I'm sure we all have ... jeez, 'kill it' already!
  
  regards,

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