Of course I agree. I like the metaphor with binoculars. I sell
parabols, you know... :-)
Klas.
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> > Having said that, I must empathize that a recording never sounds like
> > reality, only more or less. Aiming for "best reality", it's best to
> > sit beside the mic's and take the headphones on and off, carefully
> > adjusting the listening level.
>
>Ah, but amplified listening opens up a new world, hearing into the
>distance, hearing below our naked-ear's threshold. Consider the
>parallel with birding visually. Birders use binoculars or spotting
>scopes so they can see the details of birds that with the naked eye
>would be little brown dots. Same thing with recording. We amplify
>because we want to hear more.
>
>A recording is an art work, like a photograph. Of course it can be
>intended to be as honest as possible a representation of reality
>(what was there), but at the least it is selected in time and place
>and framed by the medium.
>
>-Dan
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