[Dixielandjazz] Eddie Condon Studio Recordings

[Robert Ringwald]

Ken Mathieson wrote in part:

Muting the treble will reduce the presence of cymbals and snare in the mix 
and as
a result will rob the recording of some of the energy that would have been 
present
in the performance. Similarly, putting drums at the back of the mix, further 
masks
their energy in the recording, so the records won't even demonstrate the 
energy which
went into the studio performance, let alone capture the energy of a real 
live preformance.
(snip)

In my (not so) humble opinion, this may be true in some cases.  But in the 
Condon mid 50 recordings, all that is missing is the crowd noise and smell 
of beer and cigarettes.  The music has not lost any energy of a live 
performance.




--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
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