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Well this discussion has died a death, eh? :lol:
Alex, fancy waking things up a bit by telling us of your findings last weekend, presuming you got a chance to do some comparisons? :)
If not, please try and do so soon, as I'm interested in finding out what people's thoughts are on this.
I believe it will provide some indication as to how much progress, if any, has been made in terms of the recording quality of today's 'pop' music on CD or downloads, compared to the standard of the former in the 80s, a few years after CD was invented, when I believe that overall standards were at their highest.
I take the point about the influence of production quality regardless of what type of equipment the recording was made on, and agree, but there's definitely more to it than that.
I'd like people to try and identify the unique 'sonic signature' the analogue equipment used to produce an 'AAD' CD imparts on the sound, compared to the average all-digital produced pop CDs or downloads today, and in what way this makes many music recordings sonically superior.
Come on guys, pull yer fingers out, and let's have some input! :cool:
Marco.
I ordered the cd Marco, but it's not turned up yet.
Nice one, mate. I'll be interested in what you think.
For me, the recording quality of the Electribe 101 album is almost as good as that of Eric Bibb albums, which with its valve influences, are one of my chosen references in terms of sound quality. And the music's bloody good, too! :)
Marco.
Look forward to it if it's that good Marco.Those Eric Bibb albums sounds great.
I know. I believe that they're produced using valve microphones and mixing desks, and could've also been born from an analogue source. Incidentally, I think the point Clive made earlier about musical interplay between musicians in a studio, and the reasons for the success of such (or not), is very valid.
Progress eh? ;)
Marco.
Yes,they are recorded "live" in one take with no EQ or compression whatsoever,and no mixing afterwards,with valve mics and mixing desk. Anyone interested should check them out. The label is Opus3.
Yup. And does that not also say something, I wonder, in terms of the point I'm trying to make on this thread regarding the sonic superiority of many 'AAD' discs? ;)
Yes, the recording process itself is important, but so is the gear used to make it!
Although of course I wouldn't consider Eric Bibb albums as necessarily being representative of typical 'pop' CDs today.
Incidentally, anyone who's got a decent vinyl set-up and sound card, and uses Audacity to copy vinyl albums (produced from an all-analogue source) to CD will know exactly what I'm getting at here......!
Marco.
No,not typical,though no reason more mainstream stuff couldn't be recorded this way!
INDEED!
Marco.