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Rob wrote:
That is that the recording should sound as close to the original as
possible. And neither LP or analogue tape comes near good digital in
this respect.

My only experience of the original is clubs, concerts and festivals.
I've never heard any domestic stereo come close to that sound - which
in many ways is a good thing, although reproducing the sound levels
would be, for me, amusing if not exactly necessary. Still, I take your
point, it's a valid measure of 'good music reproduction'.

No - I mean the original electrical signal, ie the output of the mixing
desk or microphone.

Reproducing the exact original sound is a totally different matter down
the expertise of the balance engineer - and indeed may not be required.
You'd certainly not like the exact sound you heard acoustically in a
studio - although with a 'live' type recording you might with certain
types of music.

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