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In Reply to: Violins too bright? posted by George6 on June 19, 2020 at 18:06:02:
I do know a few people who think violins sound unbearably bright, even in a live unamplified setting...... My suggestion is that if you have the opportunity to take in a symphony performance in the flesh (you'll have to wait a while due to the stupid COVID 19... ), preferably in a hall that doesn't have amplified sound reinforcement (unfortunately, many halls do).I just think you should test your tolerance for strings in a live setting, only because if it's too bright in the ideal setting, you could otherwise be chasing for the impossible.
By the way, the best string sound online I've come across are 4K YouTube videos of live performances.... Only because there is minimal processing and the audio resolution enables enough HF extension to do justice for orchestral strings..... Link is one such example. (There are a lot of videos with doctored audio, but there are also a good number of videos with undoctored audio.) Just be sure you set the playback resolution to "2160p"... Otherwise you won't get full audio resolution. (Not all PCs/internet connections will pass through this bandwidth without interrupted video. If this happens, "1440p" will work, but some resolution will be lost.)
Edits: 06/30/20
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- RE: Violins too bright? - Todd Krieger 19:59:00 06/30/20 (1)
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