How much “suspension of disbelief do you need?”


We (or most of us) believe that it’s very difficult if not impossible to hear an exact representation of the the sound of a live performance on a recording.
The question is how much do you have to delude yourself into thinking it’s the real thing your listening to, to satisfy yourself.
To some it has to to be as close as possible. But others can make allowances for defects in the sound in order to enjoy the presentation.

‘How much do you need?

 

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Showing 1 response by sandthemall

Have you ever looked at a painting and thought, ’I know it’s a painting but it’s more beautiful than real life’?

That’s what art can do. Mics can be placed on the bottom and top heads of drums in a studio. In a concert, that just won’t happen. So there IS potential to ’get more’ from recording than one might get from a live concert. I haven’t heard it yet...lol. But let’s not say it’s impossible just yet.