[Scott Dorsey]

George's Pro Sound Co. wrote:

work mosdtly in lIVE production and I loath when someone wants me to play
thier "live" recording, mostly done as a direct to two track bootleg, not
professional multitracked and mixed down
IMO the results are almost always unlistenable

Yeah, but that's not because they are recordings of live events, that is
because they are bizarre mixes that bear no actual resemblance to the live
event.

It's not so bad with huge stadium acts where everything is in the PA because
the audience is unable to hear the backline directly; there the FOH feed
usually reflects the sound in the house reasonably well.

Also, of course.... you may have noticed that most live sound is really
awful. You record awful sound, you get an awful recording. And so much
of it is awful.

the exception being samll theater acoustic artists

Even with a guitar and vocal act, the board tape is apt to be vocal-heavy
since the guitar makes so much direct sound in the hall. But it's certainly
harder to mess up when you only have two channels.

Also the acoustic acts may care about their PA quality more. Or maybe not.
--scott

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