In Reply to: What IS it about live sound? The Question posted by gkirkos on March 11, 2016 at 12:07:59:
Most recordings are garbage. They are fundamentally incapable of accurately reproducing live sound, in most cases because this was a deliberate choice on the part of the producers and engineers.
If you are trying to reproduce the sound of a symphony orchestra in your living room, good luck. The problem has nothing to do with audio equipment. It has to do with the size of your room. If you are trying to reproduce the sound of a live piano in your living room (assuming it fits) this is entirely possible. It requires good equipment on recording and playback and careful attention to detail. It is not particularly difficult, but does require decent equipment plus a system that is not power limited. Unfortunately, most commercial piano recordings won't work, because they have been compressed, distorted, or made in a large sound space that doesn't correspond to your living room. Again, the problem has nothing to do with the audio components involved. It's a matter of production goals and process.
This invariably pisses people off, but it is necessary to say it: If you don't actually make recordings and play them back, you have at best a superficial understanding of the art and science of audio.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
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- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Tony Lauck 03/11/1617:18:55 03/11/16 (31)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - morricab 03:03:58 03/14/16 (1)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Tony Lauck 09:32:55 03/14/16 (0)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - huubdas 05:56:53 03/13/16 (2)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Tony Lauck 11:37:21 03/13/16 (1)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Analog Scott 19:04:00 03/14/16 (0)
- If I'm misunderstanding your post above and those of yours below, my apologies. But..... - Rick W 16:06:46 03/12/16 (17)
- You wouldn't be blasted outta the listening room at concert levels? - Analog Scott 07:18:51 03/14/16 (9)
- As someone once said.................so what? - Rick W 09:36:22 03/14/16 (8)
- My point is volume/DR is not the issue - Analog Scott 18:55:45 03/14/16 (0)
- RE: As someone once said.................so what? - Tony Lauck 13:01:21 03/14/16 (6)
- Yeah, I realize that. - Rick W 14:05:29 03/14/16 (5)
- RE: Yeah, I realize that. - Inmate51 11:18:58 03/17/16 (0)
- RE: Yeah, I realize that. - Analog Scott 19:01:39 03/14/16 (3)
- Then there is the proximity of the microphone on the recording - morricab 09:41:51 03/17/16 (0)
- RE: Yeah, I realize that. - Tony Lauck 09:31:38 03/15/16 (0)
- Guess I need to get an spl meter. - Rick W 08:35:39 03/15/16 (0)
- RE: If I'm misunderstanding your post above and those of yours below, my apologies. But..... - Tony Lauck 12:00:40 03/13/16 (6)
- " Many of the classic recordings from the early stereo age are available in uncompressed form...." - Rick W 13:46:25 03/13/16 (5)
- RE: " Many of the classic recordings from the early stereo age are available in uncompressed form...." - Tony Lauck 17:47:01 03/13/16 (0)
- Dynamic range of classical favorites - geoffkait 16:03:40 03/13/16 (3)
- Questions. - Rick W 19:14:07 03/13/16 (2)
- RE: Questions. - geoffkait 05:27:39 03/14/16 (1)
- Thanks - bookmarked that and will check it out. nt - Rick W 10:03:35 03/14/16 (0)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Analog Scott 08:03:17 03/12/16 (3)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Tony Lauck 10:18:06 03/12/16 (2)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Analog Scott 12:45:36 03/12/16 (1)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Tony Lauck 17:49:40 03/13/16 (0)
- I don't want a Sym or Grand Piano at full dynam range at home. - oldmkvi 07:33:31 03/12/16 (1)
- RE: I don't want a Sym or Grand Piano at full dynam range at home. - Tony Lauck 10:15:25 03/12/16 (0)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Bill Way 17:42:11 03/11/16 (1)
- RE: What IS it about live sound? The Question - Tony Lauck 17:55:45 03/11/16 (0)