Re: [ARSCLIST] Can 78s sound better than LPs?

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There's a lot of truth to this. Many engineers, when given a knob to turn, will turn it. Back in the 
day, the signal path was simpler and cleaner. There were many fewer options and hence fewer ways to 
go badly wrong. As long as a guy knew not to overload a mic or mic preamp, he'd be pretty good to go 
(although MANY engineers back in the day couldn't even grasp that simple concept). I'm thinking of 
even the most complex art-rock album and I can't see why one needs all the options afforded by 
modern virtual "consoles" with a heap of plug-ins. Add into the mix that the digital signal 
processing is pretty piss-poor in a lot of cases and then add the cult of ye olde analog gear, often 
in disrepair, added hodge-podge to the modern control room, and the total lack of basic electronics 
know-how in said control room, and the recipe for bad sound is printed on the wall.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Olhsson" <olh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Can 78s sound better than LPs?


> Tom Fine wrote:
> > ... Alas, the
> > skill set has slipped so badly that many modern recordings are horrible
>
> I'm not sure it's exactly a higher skill set. Today we're drowning in excessive signal processing 
> both in recordings and live music venues. The folks who sell music gear are killing the goose that 
> laid their golden egg.
>
> --
> Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN
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