http://www.hometracked.com/2006/04/22/test-your-hearing/ Home recording and project studio blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:13:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/04/22/test-your-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Hometracked - Sample rate, and the myth of accuracy Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:55:33 +0000 http://emporer/homerecording/?p=10#comment-153 [...] In this context, accuracy is a myth, and it should be obvious to recording and mixing engineers why. The nature of our craft dictates that it is impossible to perfectly and faithfully recreate a sound source. We choose which gear to use for a given situation, and the properties of that gear affect how it colours any sound it records. Further, our mixes differ on every listening system, from the studio monitors to car stereos to iPod ear buds; and finally, the frequency response of human hearing is incredibly volume-sensitive, so individual listeners hear everything differently to begin with. [...] [...] In this context, accuracy is a myth, and it should be obvious to recording and mixing engineers why. The nature of our craft dictates that it is impossible to perfectly and faithfully recreate a sound source. We choose which gear to use for a given situation, and the properties of that gear affect how it colours any sound it records. Further, our mixes differ on every listening system, from the studio monitors to car stereos to iPod ear buds; and finally, the frequency response of human hearing is incredibly volume-sensitive, so individual listeners hear everything differently to begin with. [...]

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