From the responses you have gotten so far, I'm confused as to what aspects of the recording you are talking about. As far as the technical aspects go, I think one of the characteristics of a quality recording is that "the original dynamics of the music are preserved." A common problem with many recent CDs is that the music is normalized, compressed, etc. to make the playback volume as loud as possible. This enhances playback on portable players, jam boxes, and car stereos. However, it ruins the natural dynamics of the recording. You can look at a song with a PC using a wav file viewer, i.e. Cool Edit Pro, and easily see if this type of modification has been made. If all of the peaks throughout the music are at exactly the same level, it has obviously been modified (unless it is because of a drum machine, etc.)
What are the characteristics quality recordings?
I've been pondering what differentiates a quality recording from one that is mediocre. To me, good recordings transmit a realism of performance, have clarity, and reproduce the dynamic range of the artist(s) and their instruments. Good recordings also allow the emotionality of the music to be felt, IMO. Mediocre recordings do not do all or parts of the above. I ask this question in order to broaden my understanding of reproduced music.
That leads to my two part question:
1. What do Audiogoners believe constitutes a good recording? That is, what are the sonic qualities of an excellent recording?
2. What are examples (specific CDs or records)of recordings that reflect your answer to #1?
John
That leads to my two part question:
1. What do Audiogoners believe constitutes a good recording? That is, what are the sonic qualities of an excellent recording?
2. What are examples (specific CDs or records)of recordings that reflect your answer to #1?
John
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