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I probably sounded a bit flippant on my comment regrading rock and pop recordings. I didn't mean too. I should have said that rock and pop are basically studio creations, and don't exist outside of a studio anymore. Some of this stuff is very creative, (Read Geoff Emerick's book on recording the Beatles ) and then again some isn't.
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“Studio monitor speakers are essentially designed to reveal a true picture of the audio you're creating. Whether you like this warts and all approach or not, this uncompromising picture of your mix balance means you can make critical choices about what might need changing, confident that what you’re hearing will translate to all other playback systems.
Because of this, monitors can be less pleasant-sounding, and in some cases more fatiguing, than standard hi-fi speakers, where the tonal balance is designed to enhance music for the average listener. So while a decent pair of studio monitor speakers may shine a light on some of the less optimal elements of your mix, they'll also help you fix them and enhance your abilities as a producer.” |
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Not enhance. Just deliver what is there.
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What is there does not match what a human ear wants to hear. Since the days of Fletcher Munson studies in the 1930’s in fact.
You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth. It would be a lot easier if there was a standard in recording and reproducing. Except that it turns out we all perceive the same sound differently, so how can we even agree on a standard? |
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Irrelevant. We differ but we all reference (or should be referencing) reproduced sound to what we hear live. Consequently, our differences cancel.
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Good luck with reproducing a rock concert or an orchestra with 110db swings at home. An acoustic guitar or a solo violin is ok but even a full range of the piano is challenging, 27Hz. How about a 5 string bass guitar at 28Hz? Organ at 8Hz, Tuba at 16? Nope. We do ok but it’s no live music. |
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Regarding the "music radar" link, and we thank you for that, all the speakers listed were bridge monitors. nothing bigger than an 8 inch LF, and no qualifying information (data sheet)
So of course you can't reproduce an orchestral tutti in an average size room. But there are larger speakers built for monitoring recordings. The ATC SCM 100 and the JBL LSR6332 come to mind. both are capable of capturing a full orchestral tutti, and both have amazingly similar response curves. I've not heard the ATC but I've heard from others that they sound very much like the JBL's. I would take Kal's position that the goal is to reproduce live music. As far as a recording is concerned the system should deliver what is there. If one is listening to a recording that is unlistenable, then the engineer wasn't doing his/her job. Last edited by Petronius; 06-16-2021 at 12:17 PM. |
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After all, most recordings, the bulk of them, not the audiophile recordings, were all mastered on small studio speakers from what I’ve seen with some exceptions such as the high end studios. Try to listen to a set of headphones with a flat response. First you won’t find a pair and second it will not be enjoyable. The human ear is not linear. |
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