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In Reply to: Speaker imaging problems with certain instruments posted by albertoderoma on March 21, 2007 at 20:11:43:
Something ain't right.One possibility is a mismatch in the midrange and/or lower treble region between the two speakers.
Another possibility is you have strong, asymmetrical room reflection characteristics that change with frequency.
Another possibility is the violin soloist was recorded separately from the rest of the orchestra, and was mixed back in out-of-phase with the orchestra. I've heard this with vocalists on occasion.
A remote possibility is that your speakers are wired out of phase, or perhapse the midrange or tweeter is wired out of phase on one speaker - either of which could make a center-mixed voice or instrument (like a soloist) seem "spacey".
A final possibility is that the audio gods are tormenting you because you haven't offered up an acceptable sacrifice recently. See your local dealer and he will assist you in transacting a suitably generous sacrifice.
Cheers,
Follow Ups:
Maybe the violin is real close to the microphone and the person is rather "animated" and is literally moving around. Hey... you never know. You should be able to tell if it's closely mic'd or not.Honestly, one or more of Duke's answers is probably correct but I couldn't help but mention this one too.
Some of those pesky violinists turn this way and that when playing, too, which could be a recording engineer's nightmare, I suppose.I have heard the little SF Cremona Auditors and thought they were superb. Great looking, too. I am pretty sure I didn't try them with solo violins, though it seems unlikely the speakers are at fault, unless they are defective in some way.
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"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."
------Heraclitus of Ephesis (fl. 504-500 BC), trans. Wheelwright.
I'm married to one. However, she's quite stable when she plays. ;-)
A friend of mine is a professional violinist but he's not always stable!
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"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."
------Heraclitus of Ephesis (fl. 504-500 BC), trans. Wheelwright.
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