William Sommerwerck wrote:
"Marc Wielage" wrote in message
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Many, many pop songs were never intended to work in an acoustical setting,
nor do they sound good that way. Pop and rock production merely present
other creative choices from real acoustic music. It's no worse than
synthesized music, which goes back to the 1940s (at least).
But this manipulation isn't used for "creative" effects, but simply because
it's available.
Your opinion, and probably not based on atending many sessions, William.
What seems creative to one producer may not fit your own own concept of
that.
Mind you, I'm not fan of much present production that I hear, but the
other side of that opinion is that I don't pay any attention to pop
music and haven't for decades.
When I took over managment of AWHQ en route to work the first day I
stopped and bought a nice little Tandberg radio to run in the office so
I'd know what was happening on the airwaves.
I've heard Buddy Holly recordings more than a half-century old, and (to the
extent it's possible to judge on the radio), they're beautiful. They're
clean, well-balanced, and appear to be taking place in some sort of
acoustically appropriate space. What's wrong with that?
Nothing is wrong with that, if that's what an artist and producer want
to do. If they want to do something else, that's all wrong.
Norman's studio was in his home in Clovis NM. You can see it he
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH-AZhRpWW0
A note: More than a quarter-century ago, when I worked for Rupert Neve in
Connecticut, I had the great displeasure of helping install a Neve
computer-control system in Atlanta's leading recording studio. During
playback in which the level was increased to hearing-damaging levels, I put
my fingers in my ears. I was later told this was a rude and insulting thing
to do.
To assume that is a ubiquitous attitude is not sensible. Many engineers
would have done the same as you.
The recording industry produces a great deal of "sound and fury, signifying
nothing". I could say much-worse things, but will bite my tongue.
Perhaps you should produce some recordings.
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