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<blockquote data-quote="Ryan Lantzy" data-source="post: 32084" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>Re: How am I supposed to know what it's supposed to sound like?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think this is largely true of modern styles of music: rock, pop, electronic, rap, hip-hop, etc. </p><p></p><p>There are many forms of instrumental music that do not employ electronic instruments and require no amplification in the right venue (concert hall for example). Then there are other forms still that have some vocal component and all that really needs done is to balance vocals with the (louder) instruments.</p><p></p><p>Rock music takes a whole lot of work to make it sound "good." I think this is largely due to the fact that many musicians in that part of the industry are self taught and while they may play the correct notes, chords, and rhythm, they don't know the first thing about dynamics. I'd imagine that it might be possible to naturally balance a drum set, electric guitar, electric bass, and amplified voice (the voice using one microphone and a powered speaker for example). However, I've never seen it done well.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The drums are the biggest change, IMO, from their natural acoustic sound to amplified sound. I think this is due to three things:</p><p></p><p>1) The way the kick is mic'd, EQed, and gated (typically)</p><p>2) The additional isolation achieved from gating each tom mic (and close micing every drum)</p><p>3) The re-balancing of cymbals with the drums. (The way most drummers play naturally, the cymbals are about 20dB louder than the rest of the kit, save maybe the snare).</p><p></p><p>In any case, rock, classical, jazz, or a talking head, there should never be feedback, never any obvious buzz or hum, the music should be balanced in both level and spectrum, and you should be able to hear it. If you get that far, the rest is just taste.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryan Lantzy, post: 32084, member: 7"] Re: How am I supposed to know what it's supposed to sound like? I think this is largely true of modern styles of music: rock, pop, electronic, rap, hip-hop, etc. There are many forms of instrumental music that do not employ electronic instruments and require no amplification in the right venue (concert hall for example). Then there are other forms still that have some vocal component and all that really needs done is to balance vocals with the (louder) instruments. Rock music takes a whole lot of work to make it sound "good." I think this is largely due to the fact that many musicians in that part of the industry are self taught and while they may play the correct notes, chords, and rhythm, they don't know the first thing about dynamics. I'd imagine that it might be possible to naturally balance a drum set, electric guitar, electric bass, and amplified voice (the voice using one microphone and a powered speaker for example). However, I've never seen it done well. The drums are the biggest change, IMO, from their natural acoustic sound to amplified sound. I think this is due to three things: 1) The way the kick is mic'd, EQed, and gated (typically) 2) The additional isolation achieved from gating each tom mic (and close micing every drum) 3) The re-balancing of cymbals with the drums. (The way most drummers play naturally, the cymbals are about 20dB louder than the rest of the kit, save maybe the snare). In any case, rock, classical, jazz, or a talking head, there should never be feedback, never any obvious buzz or hum, the music should be balanced in both level and spectrum, and you should be able to hear it. If you get that far, the rest is just taste. [/QUOTE]
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