Re: Live Music - Should it be the standard

Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 17:52:28 GMT
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RAHE, I, personally think most live music (rock concerts) sucks. Some outdoor
concerts, the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, the Uptown theater now closed
(KCMO) notwithstanding. The only live album or concert I ever thought
sounded good was the Eagles, but they can't ever sound bad. They always seem
to crank the bass like the guy in a low rider Honda Civic. keithw...
"Mike Prager" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
news:8LEua.66371$email-address-deleted...
| > From my personal experience, I can say that vocal without the aids of
| >microphone sounded a bit lacking the bite that one can hear thru the
| >system. I have listened to live music in several places and always
| >thought that unless it is amplified the sound just lacks the bite and
| >focus that on associate with a proper setup.
|
| My impression is that almost all PA and hi-fi systems reproduce music with
| accentuated treble. This may be because of room acoustics, because the
| microphones used have a rising treble response, because the recording was
| equalized, or for many other reasons. One result is added bite and
| focus. Another result can be listening fatigue.
|
| Mike Prager (email-address-deleted)
| Beaufort, North Carolina