Codmate;185013 Wrote: > It's up to the people claiming that it's audible to explain the > differences they are hearing with a bit more precision IMO. > > Is it a dynamic difference? Does it effect a certain frequency range? > Can people hear artifacts and pinpoint them in time, so that the rest > of us can hear them too? Is the sound lower resolution? Unless these > things can be fully identified (and then tested properly) I remain > skeptical, unless I can hear the differences myself. > > I've worked with audio for long enough now to know what constitutes a > difference and what does not. If I'm playing a gig and my lower 'A's > are way louder than the rest of my guitar's audible spectrum I know to > tell the engineer to cut 110hz, 220hz and maybe 440hz by a few db for > instance. > > Lack of dynamic range is similarly obvious - but harder to explain. > > Panning is the killer, as our ears are not great at perceiving > direction. Try tilting your head to one side very slightly when > listening. > > For this reason all tests that don't relate to stereo effects should be > conducted in mono with one speaker. > > I often turn my head to one side to remove this confusing positional > info when mixing. > Brian Wilson never had this problem of course ;) > > Also remember that you have fluids in your ear that are constantly > moving around. > > There are so many extenuating circumstances that, unless the difference > is really concrete - to the extent that you can say "I would do such and > such specific operation to correct this", the perceived difference > should be questioned, and preferably measured in a scientific manner > (you *need* an anechoic chamber for some things). > > If I had to worry about CPU load when I'm working with Cubase, I > wouldn't do anything at all. If engineers worried about how hot their > outboard compressor got - or felt they had to put it on a rubber tyre > with a duck watching, no music would ever be recorded. > > OK - some engineers do do things like this, but you get my point ;) > > Then again - it's not my disk-space... > Do what you will with your drives if it makes you happy :)
I take it from your explanations that you don't bother mucking about with the recorded sound then? That would be a good thing. -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if you ask me.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32999 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
