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<blockquote data-quote="Timo Ulkuniemi" data-source="post: 140819" data-attributes="member: 1978">Re: Infocomm???HelloI agree completely with both aspects, that were brought up&nbsp;- one should listen to instruments without sound system to have an idea of how they sound naturally.&nbsp;- everyone in audience should be able to hear the mix equally.On first aspect - there have been plenty of occasions, where I was complimented for achieving natural sound - not &quot;let´s show how this rig kicks...&quot; - unfortunately not always, but the goal was to be reproducing natural sound.Sometimes you have artist with peculiar sound - you go to stage, listen directly and ask if that is the sound he/she wants - you might get the answer : &quot;Why - is there something wrong with it?&quot; - &quot;No - just to know how to reproduce it.&quot; OK - later in audience someone comes to me yelling &quot;Do something, that guitar sounds like shit!&quot; - &quot;That´s how he wants it, I asked him.&quot; - &quot;Oh - well - quite interesting actually&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; - sometimes the answer is &quot;No, but I have no idea of how to make the right sound&quot; - then we work that out together.Acoustic instruments have their particular natural sound - then microfone selection and positioning becomes most important.On second aspect - as we all know, real life dictates, that only small part of most audiences ever get the great sound - rest have whatever - this all being due to inferior acoustics, crappy house systems, unreasonable expectations of the organizers, too limited resourses etc.&nbsp; But if we strive to do the best we can with instruments given to us and manage to get the performers co-operate, then there might be success.Then there is the social aspect of a party - as I wrote in &quot;Tall skinny speakers&quot;-thread ( where this all begun with Ivan ) - there is always great number of people who are there regardless of who is on stage, because their friends are there - they could not have less interest, stay in the background or far side, and generally do not give a d.. of how it sounds as long it is not too loud to prevent them discussing with each other.Concerts are naturally other story - people com to listen, and usually things are better organized anyways.Finally - YES - the more we learn, the better we understand how little we actually know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Timo Ulkuniemi, post: 140819, member: 1978"] Re: Infocomm??? Hello I agree completely with both aspects, that were brought up - one should listen to instruments without sound system to have an idea of how they sound naturally. - everyone in audience should be able to hear the mix equally. On first aspect - there have been plenty of occasions, where I was complimented for achieving natural sound - not "let´s show how this rig kicks..." - unfortunately not always, but the goal was to be reproducing natural sound. Sometimes you have artist with peculiar sound - you go to stage, listen directly and ask if that is the sound he/she wants - you might get the answer : "Why - is there something wrong with it?" - "No - just to know how to reproduce it." OK - later in audience someone comes to me yelling "Do something, that guitar sounds like shit!" - "That´s how he wants it, I asked him." - "Oh - well - quite interesting actually" - sometimes the answer is "No, but I have no idea of how to make the right sound" - then we work that out together. Acoustic instruments have their particular natural sound - then microfone selection and positioning becomes most important. On second aspect - as we all know, real life dictates, that only small part of most audiences ever get the great sound - rest have whatever - this all being due to inferior acoustics, crappy house systems, unreasonable expectations of the organizers, too limited resourses etc. But if we strive to do the best we can with instruments given to us and manage to get the performers co-operate, then there might be success. Then there is the social aspect of a party - as I wrote in "Tall skinny speakers"-thread ( where this all begun with Ivan ) - there is always great number of people who are there regardless of who is on stage, because their friends are there - they could not have less interest, stay in the background or far side, and generally do not give a d.. of how it sounds as long it is not too loud to prevent them discussing with each other. Concerts are naturally other story - people com to listen, and usually things are better organized anyways. Finally - YES - the more we learn, the better we understand how little we actually know. [/QUOTE]

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