In Reply to: The Pros and Cons of Horn Speakers posted by cawson@onetel.com on August 21, 2024 at 05:19:58:
and as a result, many recordings can sound a bit different from intended via horns. For example, many compression drivers measure with peaking response in their lower range, and unfortunately, that means elevated response in the critical ranges including 1-3kHz range, which is exactly where many engineers dial in a bit extra "presence" for the general audience who are listening via phone speakers, computer speakers, etc.
Mastering by professional powered monitors also has consequences in bass. A recording that has the right amount of bass tightness and damping via powered studio monitors can sound underdamped if played back via truly horn-loaded bass.
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- Biggest Con is that recordings were made NOT using horns - Jon L 10:34:10 09/06/24 (14)
- RE: But many concerts used horns - deafbykhorns 09:49:25 09/11/24 (0)
- RE: Biggest Con is that recordings were made NOT using horns - cawson@onetel.com 13:57:18 09/06/24 (0)
- RE: Biggest Con is that recordings were made NOT using horns - Bill Fitzmaurice 11:12:57 09/06/24 (11)
- the 604 was used a lot in studios. nt - Tre' 15:46:02 09/13/24 (0)
- Altec A7 - Jon L 11:21:06 09/07/24 (8)
- RE: Altec A7 - are you sure they were used for mixing? - Edp 11:18:39 09/17/24 (6)
- RE: Altec A7 - are you sure they were used for mixing? - Bill Fitzmaurice 11:34:35 09/17/24 (5)
- Based upon photos of 50 s recording studios, seems your wrong - Edp 12:23:06 09/17/24 (4)
- Here's a Western Electric 753C monitor in a radio station - je2a3 07:53:15 09/18/24 (3)
- RE: Here's a Western Electric 753C monitor in a radio station - cawson@onetel.com 10:37:41 09/18/24 (2)
- RE: Here's a Western Electric 753C monitor in a radio station - je2a3 12:53:46 09/18/24 (1)
- RE: Here's a Western Electric 753C monitor in a radio station - cawson@onetel.com 15:33:28 09/18/24 (0)
- RE: Altec A7 - claudej1@aol.com 17:41:03 09/07/24 (0)
- RE: Biggest Con is that recordings were made NOT using horns - hahax@verizon.net 20:48:39 09/06/24 (0)