Klarinet Archive - Posting 000537.txt from 1999/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Funny Nielsen recording
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 18:49:26 -0400

At 03:24 PM 10/18/1999 +0100, Michael Whight wrote:
>Well yes I am well aware of what is possible but just because we have the
>technology doesn't necessarily mean that it is good to use it. I am not in
>favour of trying to produce a "definative" recording- in fact I am against
>anyone trying to tell the public what is " the best" as the whole process
>seems to me to be contrary to what live music is all about.

Correct. But it is exactly what RECORDED music is all about.

>...The problem with recordings is that they are too permanent.

Precisely. That's why it annoys the heck out of people to hear the same
MISTAKES over and over again!

...However would it not be
>better to record the atmosphere of a performance. Some of my favourite
>recordings come off the radio from live concerts. The engineering of these
>can be questionable and there may be many mistakes but all of them have a
>feeling of interaction. I guess for me it's the difference between going to
>the movies or hiring a video.

More like the difference between live theater and a movie. Of course, live
theater is better! But if someone were to make an archival film of the
stage show, would it not be better to dub over the fluffed lines and missed
cues? I say "Yes." I personally would not care to know that MY mistakes
are being repeated ad infinitum in thousands, or even millions, of homes
all over the world!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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