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Re: Are you saying that the recording venue... Nope.

What you hear in the hall and what the microphone(s) capture are two different things. Given that, one can't expect the playback of what the mic(s) capture to replicate the hall sound. It's a different way of experiencing the performance. But, you might try something. One of the nifty features of my first preamp --Dyna PAS-3x-- was a "blend" control. If I remember correctly, it provided three steps between full stereo and full mono. It was intended for use with headphones, but it might give you that mono or "semi-mono" sound that you crave.

And yes, as a matter of fact, the hall does "distort" (in the sense that it changes it) the sound. We all know that halls sound different -- some better than others. Some of these effects are nice and "warm" (Carnegie Hall, NYC) and some are not so nice (JFK Center Concert Hall, Wash, DC. pre-alteration). Kinda like SETs ;-}



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