Comments on: Recordings never lie http://oboeinsight.com/2007/10/30/recordings-never-lie/ reed on! Fri, 25 May 2012 20:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: danmitch http://oboeinsight.com/2007/10/30/recordings-never-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 danmitch Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:56:42 +0000 http://oboeinsight.com/2007/10/30/recordings-never-lie/#comment-1626 You certainly cannot judge the brightness of your tone quality by a recording. Where was the microphone? What microphone was used? How was it positioned? What recording equipment was used? How was EQ adjusted? Etc... Similar things can happen with the other issues you mentioned. Plus, and perhaps most importantly, the performance itself was wonderful. I enjoyed it a great deal, as did the other people I observed in the audience. I think it is worth trusting the audience at a live performance at least as much as trusting a recording. :-) You certainly cannot judge the brightness of your tone quality by a recording. Where was the microphone? What microphone was used? How was it positioned? What recording equipment was used? How was EQ adjusted?

Etc…

Similar things can happen with the other issues you mentioned.

Plus, and perhaps most importantly, the performance itself was wonderful. I enjoyed it a great deal, as did the other people I observed in the audience. I think it is worth trusting the audience at a live performance at least as much as trusting a recording.

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