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In Reply to: Having been a chorister under Stephen Cleobury posted by jusbe on April 14, 2017 at 04:21:38:
We'd have to be able to do that, because percussion instruments don't do continuous tone. And they all have their own characteristic timbre. Even cymbals of the same type & dimension, but of different make.
We really do pay far less attention to the continuous tones, for those instruments that do them.
Pianos for example don't do continuous tones, it's all attack and decay.
Of course pitch matters, 'If you can't pitch, you can't pitch'. It's how you start, no? Very big effect on what happens next, no?
Knowing this, we ought to require that audio reproduction systems should have matching rise and decay behaviour, and fast enough to boot, too few do. 'Stats do, and they engage with rooms less than other speakers.
The trouble with horns is the steep filters so many need between each driver. Some even need notch filters within their pass band, because they ring. So, their impulse and step response is poor compared to a FR 'stat.
I've heard quite a few 'good' horns including ones with Vitavox drivers and their speed is quite good, but their coherence can not match that of a QUAD FRED (the 63 and on).
My favourite horn was one of the bigger designs by 'Tommy Horning' with most of the range covered by a de-whizzerd Lowther driver. Plus deep bass and treble assistance. IIRC with minimal odd-order filters.
I've known Klipschorns and Lowther based horns since my twenties, I'm now 66. I used to work weekends in Canberra's oldest audio shop.
I find equal temperament eventually tiring, can you tell me why that might be?
I don't do willy waving, but I do like clear informed thinking.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
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Follow Ups
- we actually get characteristic timbre from attacks and decays alone. This is old science, and predates stereo - Timbo in Oz 14:52:31 04/14/17 (2)
- RE: we actually get characteristic timbre from attacks and decays alone. This is old science, and predates stereo - used-hifi 15:26:14 04/14/17 (1)
- Yes, I am aware of that 'problem' FREDs are very low distortion. - Timbo in Oz 15:55:22 04/14/17 (0)
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