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Originally Posted by GuitarRuss  I've noticed that some sounds seem to be interpreted differently depending on price. Of course, a lot of the time these are true. However, these blind shootouts show that this is not always true. Here's my take on what at times is totally correct, but other times is a bias that should be examined.
Sound...........................Cheap Mic.............................Expensive Mic
Lots of low end ..............boomy/muddy .......................rich and full low end
Lots of high end .............harsh/tizzy........................... detailed with clarity
flat eq ..........................boring/lacks character............ honest/transparent
distortion...................... grainy/unclear........................warm/rounded/rich
needs EQ...................... lacks flexibility........................takes EQ well
Lots of Mids.................. muggy.................................. brings out warmth
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hilarious!
Same for tube vs transistor anything. I read an article (or a post or something or another) by a knowledgeable tech/engineer saying he could get very close to a tube sound with transistors, that it was more a matter of engineering than the tubes themselves. As I recall he said that if he emulated the engineering he could get the results.
I've wondered the same thing about digital being a ProTools user. A friend of mine, my ex guitar-extrodinaire player, was able to emulate The Beatles ADT (automatic double tracker) in ProTools. I couldn't do it on my antique Mac tho because I didn't have the particular plugin - and the hell of it is, I can't remember what he used now.
What I've read recently is that tube pres sound good because they cause the harmonics to be doubled at the octave. I'm relatively new to the study of this so I may not have this quite right but it would make a LOT of sense.
As always, the bottom line is ears. What I am unable to determine is whether tastes change over time, in terms of timbre, or whether there just isn't enough exposure to good sounds anymore.
I welcome your thoughts on this.
-~wolf
