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Old 22nd May 2009   #450
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Originally Posted by audiovisceral View Post
Isn't that the point here? Practice is more complex than theory?

According to Nyquist, a chip should sound no different at 44 or 96 (or 192). Due to filtering problems (or other issues no one has yet pinpointed), however, this is not the reality we find.

You could not deduce your Apogee would sound better at 96. You had to listen.
Practice is art, theory is science.

As an audio engineer, practice is king.

Look... when it comes to making record. I could give sh!t about theories or the rules or whatever... I search for sounds... I'm a detective for cool sounds. I experiment. I do everything 'wrong' if it sounds 'right'. I think that's how most engineers work.

To me this whole thing is just left brain nerding out... figuring out WHY we like what we like...
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