RE: Did you try both sides of the mat? :) (nt)

Posted by Jsawyer09 (A) on May 25, 2012 at 08:49:59

In Reply to: Did you try both sides of the mat? :) (nt) posted by kuma on May 25, 2012 at 08:34:52:

Hi kuma.
Long time, no hear ;)
I did, indeed. I concur that the textured/cross-patterned side might be the way to go. Now, I say this because I'm fairly convinced it really seemed to noticeably 'blacken' the noise floor. The 'table itself really lends to this quality on its own merit; it's one of its truly great strengths, but the Auditorium Mat just made backgrounds very still. Recording venues and the very space surrounding instruments were quite fleshed out; a little more so than with the stock mat or using the other side. So, comparing both sides with the same album made this quite apparent. It also brought harmonies (voices) forward, where applicable, in a very positive light. I could actually hear very distinct voices and how they differed from one another on material I am familiar with. So when voices are joined together, one can pick out who's doing what. On vocal choral, who knows? I haven't tried this yet. But on a four member band, instead of just hearing them 'smeared' together to hear voices on top of one another to create an 'oooooh', for instance, the textured side of the mat just seemed to transform this to the point where one could actually pinpoint the voices separately. I mean, it was just so cool. Hard to fathom, in fact.

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Topic - Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Jsawyer09 06:18:41 05/25/12 (22)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Bill Way 16:24:38 01/16/13 (0)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - doak 16:05:30 01/16/13 (3)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Jsawyer09 17:16:59 01/16/13 (2)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - doak 17:27:58 01/16/13 (1)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Jsawyer09 17:43:14 01/16/13 (0)

New Mat - Bigby 19:47:20 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Mcmann57 19:32:36 05/25/12 (1)

Archromat - Solidcore 08:13:16 05/26/12 (0)

Anyone remember the DIY shelf liner TT mat some years back? - artemus 12:30:03 05/25/12 (3)

Still using mine - mark111 19:40:06 05/26/12 (0)

RE: Anyone remember the DIY shelf liner TT mat some years back? - Jsawyer09 13:37:40 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Anyone remember the DIY shelf liner TT mat some years back? - Time_Stands_Still 12:49:01 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - doak 09:48:24 05/25/12 (0)

When I owned a VPI HW19 Mk. I, way back... in'67...well, more like '97 - Muzikmike 09:39:13 05/25/12 (0)

Yep - mt10425 08:53:07 05/25/12 (0)

One explanation.... - Lew 07:47:17 05/25/12 (5)

Hyperbole? - tketcham 07:07:04 05/26/12 (0)

RE: One explanation.... - Jsawyer09 08:03:38 05/25/12 (3)

Did you try both sides of the mat? :) (nt) - kuma 08:34:52 05/25/12 (2)

RE: Did you try both sides of the mat? :) (nt) - Jsawyer09 08:49:59 05/25/12 (1)

If it's made of natural fibre... - kuma 10:31:47 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - SgreenP@MSN.com 06:30:12 05/25/12 (0)

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RE: Did you try both sides of the mat? :) (nt) - Jsawyer09 08:49:59 05/25/12 (1)

If it's made of natural fibre... - kuma 10:31:47 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Did you try both sides of the mat? :) (nt)

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