Treble in recordings
Les Cargill writes:
hinz wrote:
Can it be said that treble needs to be cut in a mix if the recorded
material is deficient in some way? I mean some live recordings of rock
bands for example, with roughly recorded setups, where the mix seems
to be turned 'low-fi' on purpose to make the deficiencies less noticable.
I used to think that it was just that the gear used in the 60s/70s
didn't pick up above 14kHz say, but that seems to be untrue. Rather
the highs are cut in the mix as a choice.
Another example: Take the Dark Side of the Moon album recorded
masterfully by Alan Parsons, he was able to keep all the high
frequencies in 1973, whereas the follow ups 'Wish you were here' and
'Animals' are dull sounding in comparison, even though the recordings
were made later with newer technology.
DSOTM, Animals and "Wish You Were Here" were very consistent on the
original vinyl. DSOTM has a lot of phasey stuff in the high end, though.
It sounds like tape wear and saturation.
That's interesting. I listened to some vinyl pressings on YT and they
are indeed a lot more consistent in comparison. They really changed the
CD remix, making DSOTM much brighter and the others duller than they
were. DSOTM still seems a bit clearer on the cymbals mainly.
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