"Rod" wrote in message
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"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Mr.T
MrT@home.? scribeth thus...

As witnessed occasionally, as part of the day job I have to maintain
some radio broadcast equipment at Ely Cathedral and sometimes stop
for
choral evensong if its that time of the day, and its a good stress
buster too;!. That always sounds more distant then whatever I'd hear
at home no matter where I can practically sit!....

The operative words being "where you can practically sit".
The conductor has a different perspective however.

Not with choral music or rather a typical liturgical setting....

However, in this context of "live", the room has a considerable effect on
the overall sound.

Not really .. thats fixed in its "aspect" even sounds that way on
phones..

That's exactly my point. In a choral/cathedral situation both live and
recorded the room has a considerable effect on the sound of unamplified
voice, and even amplified voice if the PA has not been designed properly.
With RT60 readings in the 5-15 second region the sound of the space adds
considerable energy at any listening position, and so any recording
attempt except for very close miking will always pick up the room sound.
This will be translated into the recording you hear at home, regardless of
whether you use headphones or not.

Which is why certain churches are used quite a lot as 'recording studios',
and not just for liturgical works either. Perhaps one of the best known of
these is Arne Domnerus/Gustaf Sjokvist's 'Antiphone Blues', which was
recorded in 1974 at Spanga Church, Sweden.
Ry Cooder also uses several churches in the US for recording purposes, as do
many other artists. This 'room sound' is on the recording no matter where
you listen to it, or whatever equipment you use to do so.
Where does 'accuracy' fit into all this? Obviously, it doesn't.

ruff