Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 16, 2014, 09:53:18 PM
Surely I understand this need of having "best sound", but it also awakes question about standard of what really is this so called best sound. Some music styles, in deed, people are so obsessed about idea that listener must hear everything with utmost clarity and it has become synonymous with "good sound" or "making it right". However, I wouldn't agree, and I don't think most people really do.
I don't know about most people. Personally I'm more than happy to accept there is a "right" and "wrong" way, if that's been established well enough and everyone understands it, but definitely not to the expense of my own preferences. If someone was to record this hypothetical concert of prepared piano and other instruments, and if it was recorded two different ways - the "right" way and with a walkman in the main instrument - I'd be happy to listen to both and compare, but considering the difference you'd get with sound, I couldn't guess which I'd prefer (could well be neither if the actual music is not to my liking).
If I was running a label, though, and the artists involved insisted on the "right" recording, I'd release that - maybe have the other recording as an option or something, I don't know. If the majority of performers of prefer a pristine, "right" way of recording their works, I could understand their reasons and respect them. Of course, if they did all suddenly say "let's go with the walkman", well, it could be interesting, but then it's up to listeners, who may also be more used to, and prefer, the "right" way.
What I'm stating is that I think most people do prefer the "right" way. Which is fine, I respect that. I just don't necessarily dig it all the time.
