Scott Dorsey wrote:
[...]
And then acoustic recordings are a whole different kettle of fish, and
that's where it becomes entirely a judgement call to equalize anything.
I have had a degree of success with a horn mouth equaliser that deals
with the major component of 'horn sound' on some single-horn recordings.
Multiple-horn recordings are the worst, they are theoretically
impossible to equalise correctly. On the other hand, some acoustic
Columbias are so good that electrical equalisation can be used with
fairly good results.
It has recently become apparent that in the early and mid 1920s - before
the 'official' start of electrical recording - many Columbias were
recorded electrically but with a horn fitted to the microphone.
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~ Adrian Tuddenham ~
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