Hello, Max.
I usually listen first without any sound equalization. Later on I try to
modify the recording according to the experience on the field, or if I
feel something is missing.
I have found out, that when editing for radio, some sound editing is
often required.
Best regards,
Arnthor Helgason
=DEann 17.8.2013 12:21, skrifa=F0i Max:
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> While editing a rain recording I'd made yesterday, I suddenly
> wondered, how do other, critically eared people, listen to their
> recordings while editing? What I mean is, do you listen to them with
> the default amp setting, or with either bass/treble or equalizer
> adjustment?
> In my particular case, when listening to either edited or commercial
> sound, I adjust via graphic equalizer (computer) or bass/treble
> (hi-fi), to compensate mainly for high frequency hearing loss. What I
> find odd is, that it was only yesterday for the first time, that I did
> this while editing! I have an Asus Xonar Essence STX card in my
> computer, which is a reference quality headphone amp primarily, but I
> use it with my monitors also. With this, I normally leave the
> equalizer setting on 'Default' while editing. But yesterday, out of
> the blue, because I wasn't particularly impressed with what I was
> hearing from the point of view of reality, it suddenly occurred to me
> to use the equalizer. I was very quickly hearing a wet dripping rain
> sound that was far closer to what I was hoping to achieve! You may all
> think what an idiot, but to me it was unnerving, because I realised
> that previous recordings that had been binned, may not have been as
> bad as thought at the time.< br> Just curious
> Max
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