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Am Montag, 14. Januar 2008 schrieb Fons Adriaensen:

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> Next question then was why all these HR recordings sounded so

> much better than the average CD recording of the same music -

> most listeners and the also the authors of the report did agree

> on that.

> The answer suggested by the authors is quite sobering: because

> these recordings have been made for a niche market of audiophiles,

> and the sound engineers who made them were therefore not subject

> to the usual pressure to produce a type of sound that record

> companies think sells best (reduced dynamic range, a balance

> that emphasizes solo parts, added reverb, EQ, etc.). In other

> words because they were allowed to do the recording in the way

> they believed was right, usually employing very simple recording

> techniques.

> If this is true, it means we are being deprived of good recorded

> sound not because the technology isn't performing, but just

> because bad sound sells better.

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mastering: Bad loud music sells better than for example an unplugged concer=

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recorded with just a stereo-mic (or some ambisonic-setup:)...
Arnold

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visit http://www.arnoldarts.de/

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