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In November 2009, I took part in an intriguing comparison between live and recorded sound.
I first recorded a live piano recital in 24-bit/96kHz digital, then allowed the audience to immediately hear the recording in the same room...
The Recording Angel
John Atkinson, Posted: Feb 12, 2010, Πλήρες
... I'm starting to feel that it is something that is never captured by recordings at all that ultimately defines the difference between live and recorded sound.
The audio playback system succeeded in every sonic parameter but one: the intensity of the original sound.
Intensity, defined as the sound power per unit area of the radiating surface, is the reason why,
even if you could equalize a note played on a flute to have the same spectrum as the note played on a piano at the same sound pressure level, it will still sound different.
Ultimately, therefore, it is perhaps best to just accept that live music and recorded music are two different phenomena...
I first recorded a live piano recital in 24-bit/96kHz digital, then allowed the audience to immediately hear the recording in the same room...
The Recording Angel
John Atkinson, Posted: Feb 12, 2010, Πλήρες
... I'm starting to feel that it is something that is never captured by recordings at all that ultimately defines the difference between live and recorded sound.
The audio playback system succeeded in every sonic parameter but one: the intensity of the original sound.
Intensity, defined as the sound power per unit area of the radiating surface, is the reason why,
even if you could equalize a note played on a flute to have the same spectrum as the note played on a piano at the same sound pressure level, it will still sound different.
Ultimately, therefore, it is perhaps best to just accept that live music and recorded music are two different phenomena...
