Peter Pinna
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Well..., there are better, more sensitive microphones and recording equipment extant today compared to the 50's and 60's. I believe microphone placement for the purpose of creating a sound stage was utilized more frequently back then.
I'm referring to natural depth and layering here which is relatively rare in much of today's pop recordings. It is very difficult to achieve this depth and layering unless all instruments are recorded simultaneously which is a method of recording that happens extremely infrequently in pop recordings currently whereas recording all instruments and vocals simultaneously was a common method of recording prior to the mid 1960's.
If there has been a recording produced utilizing the recording techniques about which Acix wrote that accurately replicates the natural sound stage created by the art and skill of correct microphone placement, I have not heard it and I seriously, make that very seriously doubt that such a recording exists.
Originally Posted by Guidostrunk /img/forum/go_quote.gif To me the soundstage is better now than in the 50's and 60's. Even SQ in general is better, I can not accept that we have gone backwards in music reproduction as things sound so much better now than the 50's and 60's. I agree with you Acix, reverb, pan , echo,delay etc. |
Well..., there are better, more sensitive microphones and recording equipment extant today compared to the 50's and 60's. I believe microphone placement for the purpose of creating a sound stage was utilized more frequently back then.
I'm referring to natural depth and layering here which is relatively rare in much of today's pop recordings. It is very difficult to achieve this depth and layering unless all instruments are recorded simultaneously which is a method of recording that happens extremely infrequently in pop recordings currently whereas recording all instruments and vocals simultaneously was a common method of recording prior to the mid 1960's.
If there has been a recording produced utilizing the recording techniques about which Acix wrote that accurately replicates the natural sound stage created by the art and skill of correct microphone placement, I have not heard it and I seriously, make that very seriously doubt that such a recording exists.