estreeter
Super Member
Hi All,
I like looking at vids of new electronics and speakers as much as the next guy, but I'm absolutely perplexed by the conclusions many seem to draw from such vids. Regardless of how good your playback gear is, it comes down to the way each vid is recorded - I just don't believe the single mic that comes with most consumer vidcams is going to give me an accurate feel for the sound in that room while a given tune was playing. Always happy to hear otherwise - atm, I'm looking at some of the Zoom recording devices, but I'm sure there are a bazillion other possibilities.
As an example of how much work goes into recording a single drumkit, consider:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UtcmcjY6cw
That's before they start mixing anything, but my point is that the close microphones are picking up details that the room mic isn't : how many vids have you seen where the uploader has a mike in front of each speaker and the necessary recording gear to mix both tracks properly ?
I don't know if I'm being unduly harsh here - these folk have taken the time to give us some idea of what the gear looks and (vaguely) sounds like, after all. Just ask yourself how many amp or speaker manufacturers make any attempt to let you audition gear via a video ? Most just use gentle background music and text or voice to deliver the marketing message - they realise that the challenge of capturing the full impact of the in-room experience, and the poor quality of most headphone outputs on the average computer, means that it's a losing battle.
Feedback welcome.
estreeter
I like looking at vids of new electronics and speakers as much as the next guy, but I'm absolutely perplexed by the conclusions many seem to draw from such vids. Regardless of how good your playback gear is, it comes down to the way each vid is recorded - I just don't believe the single mic that comes with most consumer vidcams is going to give me an accurate feel for the sound in that room while a given tune was playing. Always happy to hear otherwise - atm, I'm looking at some of the Zoom recording devices, but I'm sure there are a bazillion other possibilities.
As an example of how much work goes into recording a single drumkit, consider:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UtcmcjY6cw
That's before they start mixing anything, but my point is that the close microphones are picking up details that the room mic isn't : how many vids have you seen where the uploader has a mike in front of each speaker and the necessary recording gear to mix both tracks properly ?
I don't know if I'm being unduly harsh here - these folk have taken the time to give us some idea of what the gear looks and (vaguely) sounds like, after all. Just ask yourself how many amp or speaker manufacturers make any attempt to let you audition gear via a video ? Most just use gentle background music and text or voice to deliver the marketing message - they realise that the challenge of capturing the full impact of the in-room experience, and the poor quality of most headphone outputs on the average computer, means that it's a losing battle.
Feedback welcome.
estreeter
