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The Maddening Importance Of Recording Quality
The Maddening Importance Of Recording Quality
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Length:
90 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2021
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Podcast episode
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There's a good chance you've heard a 50-year-old recording in the last month, if not more recently than that. Plenty of recordings in the last century or even half century are still great to listen to on a hifi system, and worth revisiting even today in the 2020s.Think of one vintage recording you like. Now imagine that recording taking place in today's music scene, using today's computer-based recording technology, with today's engineers embracing modern concerns.What are the chances this recording would wind up severely dynamically limited? Compressed and squashed and reduced, and then maximized so that its lyrics will be perfectly intelligible coming from a bluetooth speaker that's been kicked over in the sand?One small aspect of the discussion about music production in this week's Hifi Podcast is the serious tragedy that's been happening to important music in recent years. Fifty years from now, will any serious music lovers want to listen to one of the greatest voices of our time, given that Adele's music is maxed out with severe dynamic limiting?This and more are on the discussion table for this week's Hifi Podcast, as well as listener questions and the ever-popular album of the week recommendation.
Released:
May 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (97)
How And Where To Add Tubes To A Hifi System: In this episode, Duncan talks about building a pair of mini monitors after listening to LS3/5 and LS3/5A speakers at work, and Darren fully isolates his DIY 18" subwoofers. Then, the guys tackle a couple of excellent listener questions, including a broad question of how - and where - to add tubes to a hifi system to take it to the next level. by The Hifi Podcast with Darren and Duncan