hard truth Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I don't think I have particularly golden ears but I'm probably not unique in that I can instantly spot live music when I hear it. Even if its a drummer inside an apartment three flights up. Even if its electric instruments. I have been to AES and NAMM and heard many demos of top quality gear but I don't think I have ever been fooled into thinking I was hearing live music when it was actually recorded. Some of its the processing and mixing that gives polish to recorded music but I think there is more to it than that. Transient reponse? Dynamic Range? When recorded sound can routinely fool people into thinking they are hearing a live band a major milestone will have been reached. www.oranjproductions.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Are you familiar with the fiasco many moons ago when Frank Zappa provided a Synclavier-generated recording of a piece to a modern music group that used the tape to "lip sync" a performance to? The music critics for the Los Angeles papers wrote concert reviews as if it was a real performance. When the truth came out, the so-called critics with egg on their face went off the deep end about integrity, blah, blah, blah. So much for the experts. I guess it depends on the listener. Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sayers Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 on another forum awhile ago I posted a stereo recording of a piano - one mike was a high quality LD condensor - the other was a SM57 and asked which was which. Not one got it right. cheers john Studio Design Forum Studios Under Construction Home Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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