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Re: Recording Studios Are At the Front of the Distortion Headroom Chain

I read her post once, when I first saw this thread, and then again, after your post.

In point of fact, my reply was written with that in mind.

I am very much aware of how a recording studio operates, having been both a part-time assistant recording engineer, and a "producer" on an album (both some years back), and having had person to person experience with several different recording studio owner/operators over a period of many years.

The company I currently work for has an in-house recording studio, used as a demo room for one divisions products, and as an in-house facility for various audio related purposes. I designed the monitors used in that facility, and have access to that facility as well.

I also record live music as a hobby, although I don't get to do that as often as I like.

So I know more than a little bit about the recording end of things, as well as having a very real point of reference for what is possible, and what is typical, in a recording studio.

SOME recordings are made as Eve Anna relates, and without any regard for sonic integrity at all, only acheiving the end resulting "effect", as heard in the studio. That makes it neither the best way, nor the most nearly correct way, or even necessarily relevant to whether or not any studio's use high performance cables, whether of a major commercial brand name, or a major aftermarket high-end cable brand name.

Virtually ALL of the purist and all-out recording companies/brands, such as Telarc, etc. use premium or high-end cables to make their recordings. A lot of well renowned studios also use premium cables, does this make all of them dupes or idiots?

As for having an agenda, or ranting on, it would seem that you are doing more of that than I am.


Jon Risch


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