Would you ADD Crackle to your CD Master? Some Do!
A big part of a mastering engineer's job is to actually remove as many pops, clicks, and miscellaneous unwanted noises as possible from an audio recording before they finish the final master. So why would someone purposely add crackle or sounds that normally people are paying their hard earned money to have removed? This is a question that only a select few could possibly answer. It is my opinion that this procedure is no more than a fad. I do not believe that this will be any type of process that would become common place and turn into some type of trend. Most people are probably a little perplexed as to why anyone would consider this. However, there are those out there that do this and promote it to a certain extent. So check out this link to Wired News for more information about this crazy idea.