10-11-2019, 04:51 PM
I'm always reminded of the quote "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture". Often attributed to Zappa but who knows? The intention still works. I've found that unless I can point to a real technical issue like "you could bring it down 3dB at 10kHz" it's all open to interpretation and I tend to rely on obtuse analogies. Squashed have become a part of the vernacular of audio but at first someone had to come up with a way to describe over compression. Also 'bright' which also describes this mix. It's tricky. In the end sometime we have to reach to find a way to describe nebulous ideas in audio. Conversely I've recently had a stew that reminded me of an SM57. We can only point to tangental experiences.
It's like describing 3 dimensions in a 2 dimensional work. We have to point to the shadows.
Yes. It all comes across as bullshit sometimes. It's the best we can do. Try to translate.
It's like describing 3 dimensions in a 2 dimensional work. We have to point to the shadows.
Yes. It all comes across as bullshit sometimes. It's the best we can do. Try to translate.
It doesn't have to sound good. People just need to think it sounds good.