Post by Rabbit on Jan 2, 2015 14:33:27 GMT
Chris from RG kindly emailed me a link that enables you to hear a studio quality mix on FLAC by Peter Gabriel.
This is much closer to what is heard in the first place before music goes to CD. More depth and more space. (Although this is complicated because it's a live recording, so acoustics aren't brilliant) It's pretty clattery but gives a nicer picture of sound.
Listen to his voice in the quieter sections on track 2 and see how it seems placed in a space, not a blob in the middle of the mix. Also the presence of very deep bass. You need headphones that go down nicely to hear it. The backing pad sound on the synth is placed on the stage, back with the piano and really well balanced. The bass clarity when he plays two notes in that riff under the voice. Poor recordings don't play two bass notes at the same time at all well. It just sounds muddy. The clarity of the woman's voice and the clarity of the reproduction of the hi hat behind her. Listen to the background and you can really pick out little entries of sound.
Track two sounds almost like what you get in feedback headphones on stage. You get that kind of clarity with the audience in the background.
You can hear just how well together the band is and the acoustics don't interfere with their timing in any way. No boom on the spoken voice.
This is a lovely recording to savour and more like it to me.
You can also hear how controlled the playing on stage is. In spite of what many think, musicians don't go daft on stage, they do really listen and play as precisely and balanced as they possibly can. What goes out front can 'sound' quite different, but this recording really highlights the clarity that most good professionals play with really well. No one tries to outdo or drown out the other. You are much more aware of the overall picture of sound and balance is very important. This recording demonstrates that well.
You need a player that can play 24 bit FLAC though.
www.bowers-wilkins.net/Society_of_Sound/Society_of_Sound/Music/peter-gabriel-christmas.html
Btw, the Bowers club is excellent and they offer you a lot for your money in the form of very high resolution recordings. When you hear their high res studio recordings, it makes you want a high res player very quickly. You kind of get more of the occasion and space in the recording. If you're not sensitive to it though, you might not notice.
Chris, you should appear here as well you know - get some more recommendations like that in the places!!! Many thanks.
This is much closer to what is heard in the first place before music goes to CD. More depth and more space. (Although this is complicated because it's a live recording, so acoustics aren't brilliant) It's pretty clattery but gives a nicer picture of sound.
Listen to his voice in the quieter sections on track 2 and see how it seems placed in a space, not a blob in the middle of the mix. Also the presence of very deep bass. You need headphones that go down nicely to hear it. The backing pad sound on the synth is placed on the stage, back with the piano and really well balanced. The bass clarity when he plays two notes in that riff under the voice. Poor recordings don't play two bass notes at the same time at all well. It just sounds muddy. The clarity of the woman's voice and the clarity of the reproduction of the hi hat behind her. Listen to the background and you can really pick out little entries of sound.
Track two sounds almost like what you get in feedback headphones on stage. You get that kind of clarity with the audience in the background.
You can hear just how well together the band is and the acoustics don't interfere with their timing in any way. No boom on the spoken voice.
This is a lovely recording to savour and more like it to me.
You can also hear how controlled the playing on stage is. In spite of what many think, musicians don't go daft on stage, they do really listen and play as precisely and balanced as they possibly can. What goes out front can 'sound' quite different, but this recording really highlights the clarity that most good professionals play with really well. No one tries to outdo or drown out the other. You are much more aware of the overall picture of sound and balance is very important. This recording demonstrates that well.
You need a player that can play 24 bit FLAC though.
www.bowers-wilkins.net/Society_of_Sound/Society_of_Sound/Music/peter-gabriel-christmas.html
Btw, the Bowers club is excellent and they offer you a lot for your money in the form of very high resolution recordings. When you hear their high res studio recordings, it makes you want a high res player very quickly. You kind of get more of the occasion and space in the recording. If you're not sensitive to it though, you might not notice.
Chris, you should appear here as well you know - get some more recommendations like that in the places!!! Many thanks.