On May 16, 1:10=A0pm, "Arny Krueger" <ar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "ScottW" <Scott...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > =A0Do any two performances, even by the same conductor,
> > sound the same?
>
> Chances of something as long and complex as an orchestral work sounding
th=
e
> same =3D 0.
>
> Even short solo pieces are easy to ABX from performance to performance.
>
> > We're talking about replicating. Even a recording won't
> > sound the same =A0as the original.
>
> Depends on how you define =A0the origional. If you define the original
as
> being the electrical signal going into the recorder than the
possibilities=
> of "sounds the same" are good.
The original sound.
> However the action of microphones and mixing
> are easy to pick out in a close listening test.
Exactly. So it seems that to recreate the original sound, the best
way is to use the original instruments. The players and conductor
(not really required) appear to be technically replaceable with
automatons.
ScottW
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