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RE: RRE: "the sound of the hall before the first note was played"?

>I believe that when very low level sounds (which exist in all rooms apart
>from very specialised anechoic chambers) are reproduced accurately on a
>recording, the illusion of realism is enhanced because we now can hear
>the venue ambience as a separate, distinguishable auditory entity from
>the foreground sounds - just as we do in real auditory spaces when
>listening to any sound.

Exactly so. Thank you for the clarification.

When I am making my own recordings, there's always that magic moment
when you bring up the faders on the microphones and you sense the space
in which the performance will take place. I always record a couple of
minutes of room tone, with everyone as silent as possible, so I can splice
in a few seconds worth between tracks on the CD rather than fading to
black when I master the record.

John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile


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