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In the Thread: Ways to use audio methods.
Post Subject: maybe they care.. but they aren't paid to- just sell more records..Posted by stuck.wilson on: 9/5/2006
i definitely see what you're saying there.. but i do wonder if it has more to do with the economics and the powers that be than a full on case of negligence. most sound engineers-- or at least those i've known (and not the bastard species of failed musicians known as 'sound-men' prevalent in clubs about america..) really do care about doing any recording justice- at least to their best ability or the best ability of the tools at hand. it's just the notion of 'producing' that demolishes any semblance of credibility, as it's really 'aural marketing'.. hence the boom-tizz B&W mini-monitor aesthetic thats everywhere. most good recording engineers i know avoid that position like the plague... but sadly continue on the well worn track of technological determinism.
also.. is the horrible sound a product of horrible sound products and the marketing of JBL, Sony, etc., or are people actually demanding gritty, faux detailed recordings of their own free accord? i'd bet it might just be a mixture of corporate economics making cheaper and cheaper solid state amps and less expensive media (hence quick and dirty computer mastering) , and some wierd communal search for 'detailed sound' at the expense of listenability. but which is the chicken and which is the egg?
what a strange hiccup of logic this whole thought process presents?! conscientious DIYers and thoughtful playback freaks work really hard on creating amenable sounds (even if they don't necessarily always succeed), and the software/machinery being made by and for the majority sounds worser and worser! it's a conspiracy, i tell you.. at least theres a lot of used records circulating out there..
at least there's a small legion of folks trying to keep music listenable.. it keeps me hopeful, if broke!
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