subject...
My point is that it doesn't have to be audible. The resampling routines wi=
ll do
calculations and change their prediction because it is present. Do most
speakers reproduce those tones, no. Can most humans hear them no. But the=
y are
a significant part of the sound. If you strip them out and are familiar wi=
th
the live and not recorded sound, you are very likely to notice that somethi=
ng is
missing. Not quite right, and otherwise odd. Does a mic with a 150Hz to 1=
5kHz
range sound the same as one with 20Hz to 20kHz?
Will we notice on a rock concert where our familiarity is the reproduction =
of
the sound through speakers as recorded through a microphone, probably not. =
Will
we notice on a small acoustic ensemble, if we are familiar with it, yes. I=
t
doesn't have to be in the audible range to have an affect on the audible ra=
nge.
But many of the harmonics are in the audible range. Granted that you don't=
want
to leave the ones higher than the specs of average speakers in as their
existence will muddy what anyone who has more average gear will hear. Beca=
use
that gear will try to reproduce it and fail. Is it as critical for nature=
recordings, probably not, because most folks are not that familiar with tho=
se
sounds live. And so many uncontrollable variables that makes every recordi=
ng
unique.
While I don't know my particular range of hearing, I do hear the wine of th=
e TV
and some lights. That high pitch that preceeds the starting of the A/C uni=
t,
and other everyday sounds. Not as often or as much as I did as a kid, but =
I do
still hear them.
Trying to bring it back to OT for the OP. I buy gear based on three or mor=
e
factors. Either a) it's a deal I cannot pass on (resale at a profit), or b=
) I
have a curiousity that simply cannot be satisfied any other way, or the mos=
t
likely one c) I can't find a sample of that gear in use that I do NOT like.=
If
there aren't any samples then I'm not likely to buy it. No one has heard o=
f it,
used it, or would want to buy it used, so it'd be a waste of good money. O=
r
those that have don't think it's good enough to share.
- James
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