"The problem with the playback words dynamics and micro/macro dynamics is that they have have no relation to richness, rather just to the leading edge, difference between soft and loud."
No, it's way more than that. Musicians are highly attentive to dynamics; for one thing dynamics are spelled out in scores. And then consider trills: the musician thinks carefully about how loud or soft to make them. And swells: Again indicated in scores, but how fast, how loud? (All relative to the rest of the orchestra etc., of course.)
These are things that recordings and playback must capture to create an accurate rendition of performance.
Have you heard the phrase, "studio mezzo-forte"? It refers to the tendency of players and producers alike to go for a uniform volume in studio recordings, or at any rate a low dynamic range. It's easier for everyone that way! And I for one (there are many) deplore the practice.
Not even digital recording with its vaunted (but rather useless) dynamic range has discouraged this practice. Who needs compressors when you have tractable musicians doing duty?
clark
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