I don't believe cables make a difference, any input?

[SY]

firstly, the brain are able to track low level sounds in the presense of much louder sounds, a microphone can't.

So you're saying that one can't use recorded music? My goodness.

[Andre Visser]

Originally posted by SY

So you're saying that one can't use recorded music? My goodness.

Did I say that?

[SY]

Yes, you did. Maybe you didn't realize it, but yes.

[irgendjemand]

Originally posted by Andre Visser
firstly, the brain are able to track low level sounds in the presense of much louder sounds, a microphone can't

WHAT IS THIS ?????

[Salas]

Originally posted by irgendjemand



WHAT IS THIS ?????

Momentary lapse of reason?

Microphones track whatever is in their pick up pattern down to their noise floor. Brain just deciphers the recorded outcome.

[Andre Visser]

OK, sorry, what I meant was that the brain can pick up and concentrate on a low level signal while you are surrounded by other noise while a microphone pick up all the sounds. You will then have to try and seperate the louder and softer sounds electronically, I don't know how, to measure the differences in low level sounds.

Hope it make sense now.

André

[SY]

No, not to me.

[cliffforrest]

Originally posted by Andre Visser
OK, sorry, what I meant was that the brain can pick up and concentrate on a low level signal while you are surrounded by other noise while a microphone pick up all the sounds. You will then have to try and seperate the louder and softer sounds electronically, I don't know how, to measure the differences in low level sounds.

André

That would imply that there would be a difference between sitting listening to live music and sitting listening to a recording made from the same location (assuming dummy heads and mic position is perfect etc) BECAUSE the microphone cannot separate out soft sounds from loud, but your ears can?

There may be many other reasons why it would be different, but not that!

[Brett]

CF, it's just clutching at straws.

[Andre Visser]

No, let me try again

My original remark was based on a suggestion by tc-60guy to measure cable differences with a microphone and speakers. I believe the differences should show on the low level detail and timing of it. Since our ears / brain can seperate low level detail and loud signals and process it seperately, we should perhaps try and do the same to do the measurements.

Since a microphone detect all the signals, we will have to seperate the low level detail from the louder ones electronically, to do such measurements. I believe that won't be easy to do.

Better now?

André