parker_knoll
Senior Member
well, it's all so subjective. When producing a recorder, we might say our aim is complete neutrality - we're recording after all, documenting, not seeking to produce a pleasurable listening experience or anything else. Leave that to the amp and speaker makers. With guitars, it's a whole 'nother kettle of fish!
And then added to that we lose our top end hearing as time goes on. When I worked in a major London concert hall we had an old sound guy who'd been on the heavy rock circuit for years. We would get audience complaints about shrill sound at his gigs as he pumped those highs up on the mixer to compensate for his damaged eardrums
And then added to that we lose our top end hearing as time goes on. When I worked in a major London concert hall we had an old sound guy who'd been on the heavy rock circuit for years. We would get audience complaints about shrill sound at his gigs as he pumped those highs up on the mixer to compensate for his damaged eardrums