"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Rod
scribeth thus

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

"tony sayer" wrote in message
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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.

MrT.



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.

Rod

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Tony Sayer