darrenyeats;542645 Wrote: > We have very different ideas about what looks like a good recording in > Audacity. A good recording has very very few peaks at 0db, sometimes > just one peak. That is because in real life music doesn't have a > zillion peaks at exactly the same level. Neither does the recording, if > you want it to sound real. This kind of dynamic compression is exactly > what sound engineers should be criticised for. > > Your recording might sound wonderful but it is not reference recording > with respect to dynamic range. It's artificially restricted in respect > of dynamics. > > Nobody's reference recordings are going to satisfy in every respect, I > understand that. But in a discussion specifically about dynamic range, > as this is, to display that as a reference recording has made it more > difficult to take your assertions seriously. > Darren
So you're saying you'd sacrifice some dynamic range for 1 peak, one sample wide. Sorry but you're completely off base. A good mixer will see if he let's a *FEW* (not ONE) narrow fringe peaks clip a little they can get more dynamic range and the clipping of a dozen narrow peaks is NOT audible. But increasing the dynamic range is audible. If I see nothing clipped (not one peak) then dynamic range is being wasted. If the peak was broad then that is a different story. If it's 1 sample wide it's rougly 44.1Khz. If it's 2 samples wide it's 22Khz. You are not gonna hear it. As mention by Phil a few posts back if you wanted to smooth those out you could but you won't hear any difference. They are too narrow. Blindly looking at amplitute ONLY is where people misunderstand. There is probably a few dozen of those clips in that EXCELLENT recording. You can disagree on taste but it is an excellent recording. We agree full scale is good and if you look at most full scale recordings you WILL find this extremely minor clipping. And it is not audible. The amount of clipping is small (fractions of a dB) and the width is too small (above human hearing). -- mswlogo XP > Cat5 > Transporter/DuetController > SPDIF > Meridian G68 > DSP6000, DSP5500HC, DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > DuetReceiver > SPDIF > Meridian G91 > DSP5000 'My Transporter Setup' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=350741&postcount=45) 'Hitch Hikers Guide to Meridian' (http://www.meridianunplugged.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
