[Mogens V.]

Howard Ferstler wrote:
William Sommerwerck wrote:

My feelings on all acounts. So the more important question
is how to get the reverb OUT of all these recordings, rather
than add more.



Not necessarily. Believe it or not, synthesizing (or extracting) ambience
actually makes the recordings sound _less_ reverberant.

(I duck, because missiles will soon be flying. But it's true.)


No missiles from me. I agree. I once compared a basic stereo recording
of an acoustic jazz ensemble to the same piece run through the ambiance
synthesizing circuitry of one of my Yamaha surround amps. (This
experience involved reviewing recordings for my first record-review
book, High Definition Compact Disc Recordings, and the comparison was as
easy as pressing a button.) While there was no change in overall
ambiance, there was a change in where the ambiance appeared to be coming
from. It was moved from just up front to all around me. In addition, the
sound from up front actually GAINED in clarity. I even had my wife give
the two versions a listen and she (who normally considers audio
experimentation as foolishness) agreed with me.

Howard Ferstler

Interesting, and just about what I replied to Sommerwerck as missing in
a pure front setup.
I'll have to re-read your other (lengthy) post to understand how I may
possibly approximate this for my own more limited situation.
I do have a wider-than-long room; seems to match your claims, even for a
mere front setup.

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Kind regards,
Mogens V.