Re: How do you know what that was??

Posted by Soundmind (A) on October 24, 2004 at 13:42:32

In Reply to: How do you know what that was?? posted by Robert Hamel on October 24, 2004 at 12:47:24:

It doesn't matter how far the microphone was from the performer. That doesn't count. What counts is how far the perception of the source is from the listener on playback. If it is perceived to be only as far as the speaker, then it should be as loud as it would be if it were there instead of the speaker. If it is perceived to be further away, it should be correspondingly softer. For small ensembles, this may be only a few dozen feet at a live performance. For a symphony orchestra it may be several dozens of feet or more. But at home, it sounds like it's only a few feet away becuase the acoustics which go along with the live performance are missing. Therefore, to sound accurate it would be as loud as if you were standing only a few feet behind the conductor. Very very loud. The difference is a form of distortion nobody talks about. If you have a large room in your home, you can have a string quartet or a jazz trio right there. Even a basemsnt is usually large enough. If you have a piano, you know how loud it is when you are in the same room. It is possible to play back recordings at these levels. Yes a string quartet can get very loud in your home. And the cello produces a surprising amount of bass. A double bass in your home can really boom out. Likewise a drum set.

As for "processed music" there is nothing to be faithful to. What any one person would call "faithful" under those circumstances is entirely arbitrary.

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Topic - Playing music at the correct volume and accuracy - Soundmind 10:48:05 10/24/04 (11)

Absolutely... - Commuteman 07:39:01 10/31/04 (0)

Re: Playing music at the correct volume and accuracy - bdiament 06:03:41 10/29/04 (0)

Re: Playing music at the correct volume and accuracy - gymwear5@hotmail.com 14:08:52 10/27/04 (1)

This is just what the THX spec does - Commuteman 07:43:39 10/31/04 (0)

I hardly think that "correct" is a viable objective, when "accuracy", - Gregm 06:03:50 10/25/04 (0)

How do you know what that was?? - Robert Hamel 12:47:24 10/24/04 (5)

Re: How do you know what that was?? - Soundmind 13:42:32 10/24/04 (4)

Doesn't the proximity of the microphones corrupt the chain?? - Robert Hamel 14:09:45 10/24/04 (3)

Re: Doesn't the proximity of the microphones corrupt the chain?? - oddmanout 04:46:03 10/25/04 (1)

Re: Doesn't the proximity of the microphones corrupt the chain?? - gymwear5@hotmail.com 08:32:32 11/03/04 (0)

Not really - Soundmind 17:08:26 10/24/04 (0)

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Re: How do you know what that was?? - Soundmind 13:42:32 10/24/04 (4)

Doesn't the proximity of the microphones corrupt the chain?? - Robert Hamel 14:09:45 10/24/04 (3)

Re: Doesn't the proximity of the microphones corrupt the chain?? - oddmanout 04:46:03 10/25/04 (1)

Re: Doesn't the proximity of the microphones corrupt the chain?? - gymwear5@hotmail.com 08:32:32 11/03/04 (0)

Not really - Soundmind 17:08:26 10/24/04 (0)

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