Keith G wrote:

"David Kennedy" wrote in
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Keith G wrote:


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I think a little reverb flatters most music but worry this is injecting
a deliberate distortion into the recording/reproduction chain that we
see so much fuss about when it comes to stuff like the 'effects' of
using valve equipment in a recirding situation....??

True. But, the reverb [or what ever] effect could be achieved by the
room chosen for the recording...



Yes. The room (ambience) is precisely what the reverb software is trying
to create - hence the silly names on some of the presets like 'Metal
Tank' and 'Sewer'!

I can remember some [many] years ago recording guitar with an AC30 in an
old water cistern...

This one (same player, same instrument, same recording setup):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU4_k...eature=related


....is the somewhat OTT 'Cathedral' setting, but the interesting thing
is that all the people I have played it to have said they liked it!


As I said, there is very little [if any] unprocessed sound out in main
stream recordings these days.

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David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com