Imo, even that premise is relative. I have no doubt there are recordings that if they can't fool you just because you know they are, you will still conclude it sounds real. I happen to have one.
I would have to agree with Csontos, Atmasphere. Even in the recording studio, it is very easy to tell the difference assuming we are listening to particularly wind instruments or the human voice. Even stringed instruments and some of the percussion should be fairly easy, assuming no amplification. Now if you get into electronically produced sounds, then yes, I agree in a studio you could be fooled.
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