RE: Ok

RE: Ok

Posted by E-Stat (A) on November 15, 2014 at 13:15:04

In Reply to: RE: Ok posted by stehno on November 15, 2014 at 12:47:25:

The dynamics, particularly the intial attack of a note induced by a strike, a pluck, or blatt, is not the same as the dynamic range of an entire musical piece

It would seem we have a different definition to the word dynamic. Here's what I find in the dictionary:

relating to the volume of sound produced by an instrument, voice, or recording.

Volume. Contrast between loud and soft. Do you refer to transient response?

What's yours?

Electronics and/or a not very-well-thought-out pb system can more easily cause the initial attack of a note (not the entire note) to sound as though it's in-your-face or inches from your ear.

That seems to be more imaging related than to that of dynamics. Or, driver overload.

And if so, then it could stand to reason that an amplified gain stage captures most of that recording mic diaphragm's overexcitement

A "diaphragm's overexcitement"? So, you find speakers that are faster than the instruments themselves? I sure haven't experience that and I use full range electrostats whose moving mass is less than the air around them. i enjoy the fact that the sound of a twelve string guitar has the speed and attack of the real thing. Like you find with Micheal Hedge's work. Or the percussive attack of a piano. For me, the ability for the signal chain to respond quickly renders a more natural result.

I've encountered that very unnatural sound in my system in a big way with high-powered amps and amplified gain stage.

That is quite understandable. I've heard plenty of mediocre high powered amps. :)

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Topic - passive componets - rws 16:47:54 11/14/14 (21)

RE: passive componets - stehno 20:13:03 11/14/14 (15)

I was there once, but have turned to the other side! - E-Stat 06:49:33 11/15/14 (14)

RE: I was there once, but have turned to the other side! - stehno 07:49:37 11/15/14 (10)

RE: I was there once, but have turned to the other side! - E-Stat 08:01:51 11/15/14 (9)

RE: I was there once, but have turned to the other side! - stehno 09:18:52 11/15/14 (8)

Do you mind... - E-Stat 09:31:28 11/15/14 (7)

RE: Do you mind... - stehno 11:11:24 11/15/14 (6)

Ok - E-Stat 11:31:02 11/15/14 (5)

RE: Ok - stehno 11:42:09 11/15/14 (4)

RE: Ok - E-Stat 12:11:03 11/15/14 (3)

RE: Ok - stehno 12:47:25 11/15/14 (2)

RE: Ok - E-Stat 13:15:04 11/15/14 (1)

RE: Ok - stehno 14:01:04 11/15/14 (0)

RE: I might agree with the $10,000, which I don't have, so... - amioutaline? 07:20:04 11/15/14 (2)

My first attenuator - E-Stat 08:06:47 11/15/14 (1)

RE: ARCs, CATs and Shacks - amioutaline? 08:22:32 11/15/14 (0)

The general thing which may be a problem is a lean sound - Nuit 19:11:56 11/14/14 (0)

What source? More than a few good CDPs have volume controls. nt - tinear 18:15:38 11/14/14 (2)

RE: What source? More than a few good CDPs have volume controls. nt - rws 18:41:53 11/14/14 (1)

RE: What source? More than a few good CDPs have volume controls. nt - Awe-d-o-file 06:41:00 11/15/14 (0)

RE: passive componets - Caucasian Blackplate 17:01:48 11/14/14 (0)

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RE: Ok - E-Stat 13:15:04 11/15/14 (1)

RE: Ok - stehno 14:01:04 11/15/14 (0)

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