slimkid;185680 Wrote: > Of course you're right ... in '50s or '60s of the last century. > However, we are talking Black Sabbath here. Now, try to remember when > was it last time you saw heavy metal band playing on the Stratocaster > plugged in directly into Mashall/Fender tube amp. Likelier, there will > be like 20-ish different gadgets in the signal path before it even > reaches the amp if it even goes there rather than directly into the > mixer. And the real fun is just starting there. > > And it's not true that all music gets significantly processed. It would > be a cold day in hell before Mr. Karajan lets some sound engineer boost > and then clipp highs in his rendetion of Mozart's requiem :)
Oh, I don't disagree that any music played in a hockey arena will be amplified and processed to the point that it's useless as a reference, whether it's Black Sabbath or Nora Jones. I can't really say when the last time I heard a heavy metal band playing on the Stratocaster plugged in directly into Mashall/Fender tube amp, since I wasn't really into that kind of music even when I was 15. (The Ramones are more my speed when I want to listen to something loud and stupid.) But I understand that certain heavy metal albums have very well recorded drums. I didn't mean to imply that all recordings are processed. Classical generally isn't, other than recording to multitrack rather than 2 mike minimalist. (I count about 16 mikes above the orchestra at the Chicago Symphony at Orchestra Hall, and they aren't there for the live audience) Most jazz and blues is similar. But rock and pop is generally heavily processed, and has been at least since the days of the Beatles. -- bobschneider ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bobschneider's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33276 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
