Phil Leigh;164568 Wrote: > As I said, most pop/rock (and some jazz/choral - even a bit of > classical) has been treated to the addition of artifical ambience > either at individual track level or even (gasp) across the whole mix. > Often this will have come from a very expensive Lexicon digital unit or > (going back in time) an equally expensive EMT plate reverb unit. > > That's not say there aren't a lot of "natural ambience" recordings - > mostly clasical, jazz etc. > > The problem facing the average person is how much of the ambience of > the original recording - artifical or real - are they hearing vs. the > sound of their listening room being added... > > The thing is, whilst a lot of producers, musicians etc can recognise > the sound of a Lexicon (even the model in some cases) the average > listener will never be able to tell real hall ambience from a digitally > synthesised (very very close) approximation. > > So my point is that the "precious ambience" is a bit of a red herring > in many cases. I'm not just talking about run-of-the-mill synthesised > pop here. Most - possibly all - of the great studio > rock/r&b/soul/blues/etc etc tracks have some form of artificial > ambience on them - they'd sound dreadfull otherwise. So let recap what been said so far: - There are some artificial ingredients added to boost pleasantry in recorded music - There maybe a chance to boost same from the end user (unlikely, due to low cost non linear equipment or lack of knowledge) - Faithfulness to the source can be hit or miss due to same - DRC carefully applied can minimize room modes Considering all of the above, the average consumers can end up with systems ranging from horrible to great, just as it is now. I only wanted to point out all the potential pitfalls. From experience, I only used the simplest recordings of real acoustic instruments, preferably small ensemble works, or arias with voice, from quality record labels, to test new gears I want to purchase. This way, the least processing, the most identifiable sounds, makes it easier to pick out the one that sounds "right". I don't mean to sound preachy, but it's been a crusade for me to help friends and coworkers understand what's needed when putting together an audio system. It can sound oh so good in the end, for so little money...
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