... Robin, I like the analogy of a Steinway. We know what it sounds like to our ears, but you don't get this sound by pointing a stereo mic at it any more than...
It is probably fair to say that the vast majority of nature recording artists enjoy finer tools, better listening environments and other improvements as they...
& perhaps more importantly a steinway sounds like a steinway but Gould on a steinway sounds like no one else on a steinway. The human element proves the...
I don't know John. For many, myself included, the act of listening more closely to the world refocuses the aspects that cannot be recorded or that are...
The definition of "mixing" was confusing from the beginning of this muddy thread. Is mixing limited to only the combining of separate sounds or tracks, or is...
Jez, you said, "unless you're ears are open & you're really listening." You seemed to be suggesting only those who listen carefully may appreciate upgrades to...
what about the opinions of 'experts' that differ from that ? For me this is the point - that it is the material that matters & like it or not the music / sound...
Hi John, ok - I understand now. What i'll say is that parts of this conversation were about other areas of field recording (sound art for example). I have no...
a short extract from a long (& somewhat wet) dawn chorus recorded in Sweden, May 2012 with the Sanken CUW-180 mic into SD7 series recorder. No processing. ...
a short extract from a long (& somewhat wet) dawn chorus recorded in Sweden, May 2012 with the Sanken CUW-180 mic into SD7 series recorder. No processing. ...
Hi Jez, Your point of view is clearer to me now. When it comes to creative processes there are infinite possibilities. I would say any sound art requires...
yes - that is part of my point indeed. sadly, there is a lot of 'sound art' that falls short of having been created through listening in a meaningful way. This...
Not sure if the late John Cage carries any weight in this forum. But, for what it's worth (I think it's been posted before), here's his take on the matter...
Even though I worked w/ Cage at times, having written pieces and performed with his group (a piece I wrote with percussionist George Marsh called "Biophony IV"...
... Bernie, Agreed. Perhaps I may go one step further and say there is no such thing as a recorded sound. What we hear is an illusion, especially with stereo,...
Yup. There's not a professional recordist that I know who would disagree with that, David. Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now sound editor and Academy Award winner)...
For me there are at times a transcendent element when either by treatment or developing contextual intention whereby a recordist through the act of mixing...
And remember, Mark, natural soundscapes – biophonies – are in a constant state of transition with no "perfect" assertion ever, no matter where or when...
referring to that the issues in certain respects when it comes to 'sound art' have various sources: going right back to when 'music' became separated from the...
It is often hard on forums to fully grasp what is implied by what is written & so, hoping i've not misunderstood the intent: when it comes to field recordings...
'I'm afraid that I tend to describe some "manufactured" music ... sadly, I don't even think its a lack of artistic content - its that what counts as 'artistic'...
Elias, This is a recording in Minas de Lousal near Grândola Portugal in the lagoon of tapada. The most known is Luscilia Megahrincos nightingale but the other...
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