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[Iridescence]

I noticed when I anaylize my songs with MC is gives a value between 1-5 for "intensity" What does this mean and how is it calculated?

[LonWar]

If this makes sense,

http://ftp.ec.vanderbilt.edu/computermusic/musc216site/Definitions/intensity.html

[Matt]

Intensity is a measure of how much variance there is in the volume.

If a song is loud from start to finish, it's intense.

If it starts soft, or has some interludes, or only gets loud when a piano key hits, etc. it's less intense.

Modern studio techniques intentionally destroy dynamic range which can effectively make even quiet music "intense".  This isn't a great trend in my opinion.

[slipknot]

Intensity is a measure of how much variance there is in the volume.

If a song is loud from start to finish, it's intense.

If it starts soft, or has some interludes, or only gets loud when a piano key hits, etc. it's less intense.

Modern studio techniques intentionally destroy dynamic range which can effectively make even quiet music "intense".  This isn't a great trend in my opinion.

I totally agree, a good article is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

[jgreen]

Slipknot, this issue gives me fits!  Coldplay's X & Y was for me virtually indistinguishable from background noise--and yet no one complained!