The other half
Loud was never about volume.
It's about presence. A recording, an object, a story earning its place back in the room — not by overpowering everything else, but by finally being heard by someone who was listening for it.
Loud is what lost becomes once it's found again. Not louder. Just present.
What we call loud
- A name restored to the credits.
- A tape finally worth labeling.
- A place written back down.