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In Reply to: RE: Sorry if I misunderstood posted by E-Stat on October 21, 2009 at 11:04:35
"I presume then you agree that miked, mixed, and amplified musical venues are not ideal reference points, no matter how well executed."
Hi
Well not exactly.
If one wants to compare something with the goal of determining if it is the most realistic, you pretty much need to have the original of what whatever it is to compare to the reproduction of it.
With most recordings, what one is actually doing is making a single ended judgment based on how pleasing the reproduction seems based on your imagined rendition of the original event.
A tough call given the recording is a "work of art", the most pleasing rendition the engineer could compose.
Maybe like judging which painting is most real without seeing the original scene that was painted.
So far as real, being up close to un-amplified instruments gives the best chance to hear what they are really doing.
So far as evaluating a recording /electronics chain/ reproducer, music may not even be the "best" material as it is mostly harmonic in structure meaning some added harmonics may sound acceptable or even more pleasing than the actual original spectra.
Sounds in nature on the other hand are what your ears are more tuned into and are mostly sounds which are NOT harmonic in structure so an addition of either even or odd harmonics changes the sound away from "real"..
While the home listener would find it very hard to record a musical event that would be as satisfying as a good commercial recording, the home listener is easily able to make a one mic recording which captures an actual event more realistically than most commercial recordings AND there is the plus that you were present at the original event and have that as a reference.
The only problem is, it is not in stereo, attempting to produce "stereo" is a primary departure from reality the way it is done.
I'm not a big Jazz fan, nor do i live in Europe but i do enjoy hearing from people that use the stuff i design and are as pleased as these folks were.
Lastly, no problem, none of this may have that been clear in my post unless you had read other posts to Tubeguy about this same problem using recorded music.
Best,
Tom
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