"Iain Churches" wrote in message
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"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Iain Churches" wrote

The objectives in recording are totally different.

I don't buy it.

Perhaps you have never really considered
what the difference inrequirements and objectives
might be. See below (Clip included)

In big band recording, the objective is to record a
close up hard hitting image (listen to Buddy Rich)
In classical recording the objective is to record a
performance set back in its acoustic environment.
Two totally different techniques are required, which
is why since the fifties up to the present day, the finest
big band recordings have been multi mic, and the
finest classical recordings are made with pairs, or
trees often with outriggers.


What sort of "classical" are you talking about here? Plainsong or
Gershwin?, Bach or Wagner?


None of those composers were 'classical' - that's a blanket category you
find (used to find) in record shops.

Bach was Baroque bloke (need to be a Yank for that to work), Wagner was a
pedantic Romantic and Gershwin was a frantic transatlantic...

Please see here to see how many famous composers were *not* 'classical':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...usic_composers