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In Reply to: Classical WAF posted by Bill the K on March 24, 2021 at 06:38:33:
you've never attended a live symphonic performance of a work with wide dynamic range. As others have observed, that is where the emotion of music lies.
Calls to mind one performance of Orff's Carmina Burana when I was seated in row C. The explosive parts raised the hairs on my arms!
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Classical WAF - Bill the K 06:38:33 03/24/21 (61)
- Geez, Louise, usually people complain about too much compression. Nt - geoffkait 06:15:26 03/27/21 (4)
- True, but I've been seeing more classical listeners lately. . . - Chris from Lafayette 14:19:04 03/27/21 (3)
- RE: True, but I've been seeing more classical listeners lately. . . - Todd Krieger 11:54:31 03/28/21 (2)
- A prime example of this .................................. - Kal Rubinson 12:37:50 03/28/21 (1)
- Which source? Todd - or RCA/Sony? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 02:56:14 03/30/21 (0)
- Different microphones - jedrider 20:54:05 03/26/21 (0)
- Music For A Glass Bead Game - Bill the K 09:07:19 03/25/21 (9)
- That's a good one. - peppy m. 11:26:06 03/26/21 (2)
- I have that disc - Sondek 12:50:51 03/25/21 (2)
- RE: I have that disc - Bill the K 17:36:17 03/25/21 (1)
- RE: I have that disc - Sondek 18:02:05 03/25/21 (0)
- RE: Music For A Glass Bead Game - rivervalley817 09:50:59 03/25/21 (2)
- RE: Music For A Glass Bead Game - Bill the K 17:45:32 03/25/21 (1)
- RE: Music For A Glass Bead Game - rivervalley817 17:56:32 03/25/21 (0)
- I agree with you to an extent - Dave_K 08:50:55 03/25/21 (4)
- How I Discovered Classical Music....... - Todd Krieger 09:16:04 03/26/21 (0)
- RE: I agree with you to an extent - Todd Krieger 09:05:17 03/26/21 (2)
- Got me. Mahler is not one of my favorites. - Dave_K 10:30:00 03/26/21 (1)
- I prefer Mahler's 6th and Beethoven's 7th! (NT) - Kal Rubinson 14:45:23 03/26/21 (0)
- Seems that - E-Stat 08:38:02 03/25/21 (0)
- RE: Classical WAF - hahax@verizon.net 20:52:39 03/24/21 (0)
- "I wonder if there is an accessory which would flatten the dynamic range." - musetap 15:21:58 03/24/21 (2)
- RE: "I wonder if there is an accessory which would flatten the dynamic range." - Steve O 15:38:22 03/24/21 (1)
- DBX Compander / Expander whatever they called it - Byrd69 19:32:52 03/24/21 (0)
- RE: Classical WAF - Todd Krieger 13:43:35 03/24/21 (0)
- RE: Classical WAF - cawson@onetel.com 13:28:25 03/24/21 (0)
- RE: Classical WAF - LtMandella 12:40:06 03/24/21 (0)
- "Serious listening" of well-recorded classical music-- - Jim Treanor 12:23:16 03/24/21 (0)
- "A single violin is as loud as the whole orchestra" - Brian H P 12:18:18 03/24/21 (10)
- RE: "A single violin is as loud as the whole orchestra" - Todd Krieger 06:41:19 03/25/21 (0)
- Classical concerts - Daveslater 01:01:51 03/25/21 (0)
- RE: "A single violin is as loud as the whole orchestra" - DustyC 16:19:34 03/24/21 (2)
- I think the Heifetz recordings were notorious for that [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 18:19:55 03/24/21 (1)
- Yeah but now I can turn down the center channel [nt] ;-) - Kal Rubinson 18:46:46 03/24/21 (0)
- And you can make a solo instrument stand out, even with a very simple microphone arrangement - Chris from Lafayette 12:54:42 03/24/21 (4)
- RE: And you can make a solo instrument stand out, even with a very simple microphone arrangement - Todd Krieger 06:36:24 03/25/21 (3)
- That would be an interesting project - to try to find the exact Telarc recording. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:36:40 03/25/21 (2)
- Good Questions!!!! ......... - Todd Krieger 22:35:04 03/25/21 (1)
- Todd - thanks for the very detailed response - Chris from Lafayette 02:16:55 03/26/21 (0)
- Find the loudest passage, tune vol control to your taste, - oldmkvi 12:04:03 03/24/21 (0)
- Classical recordings are often the best of recordings. That's why some don't like them. - peppy m. 11:36:16 03/24/21 (0)
- Have that problem with Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue... - musetap 10:28:56 03/24/21 (0)
- RE: Classical WAF - neolith 10:01:27 03/24/21 (1)
- RE: Classical WAF - Ozzy 10:26:28 03/24/21 (0)
- Sometimes I have to just shake my head at your posts....... - Ozzy 09:30:37 03/24/21 (8)
- RE: This simple component should take care of the W in WAF - B. Scarpia 11:04:58 03/24/21 (1)
- In pre-Independence Ireland.... - John Marks 04:34:38 03/25/21 (0)
- 'engineered for car playback' - Story 09:50:49 03/24/21 (5)
- RE: 'engineered for car playback' - rivervalley817 13:41:34 03/24/21 (1)
- RE: 'engineered for car playback' - Story 15:07:28 03/24/21 (0)
- RE: 'engineered for car playback' - Chris from Lafayette 12:27:51 03/24/21 (0)
- RE: 'engineered for car playback' - Ozzy 10:24:05 03/24/21 (1)
- my hate is subjective only on a temp basis here - Story 11:34:03 03/24/21 (0)
- RE: Classical WAF - Mel 09:13:25 03/24/21 (0)
- Wide dynamic swings - AudioDwebe 08:57:25 03/24/21 (0)
- Stanley has a good point - Story 07:13:46 03/24/21 (0)
- RE: Classical WAF - StanleyGBarney@Outlook.com 07:03:02 03/24/21 (2)
- +1. Classical has always been noted for its wide dynamic swings. Part of the package. - Mick Wolfe 21:00:26 03/24/21 (0)
- Agree, dynamic range is part of the fun! - DustyC 08:39:13 03/24/21 (0)
Follow Ups
- Seems that - E-Stat 08:38:02 03/25/21 (0)