In Reply to: RE: This is why the live reference, attending live concerts, is paramount. posted by KlausR. on October 20, 2010 at 01:06:22:
"I for one, in view of the above, have put the idea of using live concerts as reference to rest."
It is not necessary to produce an illusion that corresponds to a particular location in a particular concert hall. Actually, the sound at a fixed location changes according to the audience, and that has proven to be a great problem in recording in some empty concert halls. (Recording in full concert halls presents other obvious problems.) One appreciates this after doing sufficient time in a variety of concert halls from multiple seating positions and different types and sizes of musical ensembles. If one has this experience, then one can recognize that reproduced sound is realistic. As with the live concerts, it is necessary to employ a large number (dozens) of reference recordings and become familiar with their impact.
If one hopes that scientific measurements will somehow resolve these difficulties, forget it. The recording and reproduction of music is more art than science.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
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