totoro;177650 Wrote: > One thing that I'd like to see change is the insistence on > close-mic'ing, and reproducing the sound accurately as it's heard > inches from the source of the sound. > > Especially on newer recordings, I've noticed an awful lot where you > can, e.g., hear the spit rolling around in the mouth of a singer. This > is certainly an experience I've _never_ had in a live music situation. > I've also got a fair number of recent recordings in which the string > noise on an upright bass is at times louder than the notes being > played. This is again something I've _never_ heard in a live situation. > > > Perhaps some people enjoy this, and, in some sense, it's _accurate_, > but it's not an effect I personally enjoy.
Interesting (and important) point. I feel that this furthers my argument that all you can have is an interpretation of the live event, not the real thing. You might need some clever miking to get the imagery, but too much 'cleverness' and you get the unreality that you describe. You might be able to get more impact and impressiveness, but you lose the reality. So can the question be changed to: how much processing (from a 'live event' reproduction style to a 'clearly recorded event' style) do you like in your music? I think this is a 'where do you draw the line?' question, but am interested in thoughts. Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost cables http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32374 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
