In Reply to: "the only way to know if a recoding is “accurate†is to be present when it is recorded." ----No, alas. posted by markrohr on February 25, 2006 at 10:38:08:
......G,day,…….. You are entitled to come to any conclusion you wish. But surely you are not so conceited as to be suggesting that any one else’s view, belief or understanding of the subject is wrong or invalid?
You say \\\the best we can do is strive for accuracy to the recording/// IMHO if one doesn’t have the faintest idea of what the recording is “meant†to sound like then I fail to see how you can strive for something that is unknown. Unless of course you blindly accept that the recording is good and exactly how it “should†be?
I can get out my trusty vintage b-flat euphonium and play a solo of “From the Halls of Montezuma†and have it recorded. I could have my solo performance recorded in;
*1* A dedicated studio
*2* My listening room at home
*3* My tin machinery shed with concrete floor
*4* My fishing boat floating around the Pacific Ocean
*5* The middle of my golf driving range.Now please believe me when I tell you that a normal conversation sounds different in each of those environments. Obviously with the vastly different acoustical properties of each venue that is to be expected.
If I send you a recording of my performance will you know if what you hear has any correlation whatsoever with what I ‘actually played’ ?? Or is that irrelevant to you?
IMHO you will of course be able to determine if YOU like what you hear but you won’t have the faintest damn clue as to if the recording I sent you is me playing or is even a real instrument or if the recording is anything like what I played without being processed. You simply have no idea how my euphonium sounds and how I play it.
My point? – If you were here when the recording was done you would have a much better idea if the recording you play on your system at home is anything like what you heard here.
IMHO this is not a right or wrong discussion. It is about beliefs, impressions, comprehensions, definitions and perspectives.
Your point about microphones, placement and mixing is of course valid but just how valid or invalid the point is depends of course on how the individual’s perspective relates to your own.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Smile
Sox
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Follow Ups
- \\\I've come to the conclusion that the best we can do is strive for accuracy to the recording///............... - three_sox 19:36:23 02/25/06 (4)
- Re: \\\I've come to the conclusion that the best we can do is strive for accuracy to the recording///............... - markrohr 06:49:29 02/26/06 (3)
- \\\Just where on earth did you get that?///................ - three_sox 15:41:27 02/26/06 (2)
- Well, it's a moot point, anyway, - markrohr 14:20:43 02/27/06 (1)
- It is only a moot point in the context of how YOU make the point……… - three_sox 16:29:30 02/27/06 (0)