I have noticed that when I listen to #805 through the cans from the mixer,
it's very brash. It's not distorted, it's just IN YOUR FACE, especially
the 3 Violins.
I've noticed that it almost completely loses this brashness when I record
it (PC-based, not analog tape) and play it back. It starts sounding more
like a well-heeled 'tron.
Now I've noticed that it also loses this brashness if I run it through the
Lexicon MPX-100 el-cheapo-but-still-smooth effects device and listen to
only the wet output---again, A/D-D/A conversion, as with the recording to PC.
OK, what's going on here?
1) I thought the idea behind all this digital stuff was to preserve the
integrity of the sound as closely as "n" samples/second at "m" bit depth
would get you? Does the A/D-D/A conversion or some other filtering calm
out this brashness?
2) Is my Mackie mixer doing something funky here? Perhaps the 'tron is
overloading something?
3) Would a DI box have the same calming effect? Or should I just go with
camomile tea?
4) Am I hearing things?
I'm not complaining---it seems to do "the right" kind of filtering job or
whatever it's doing to smooth it out. A "good thing", I'd say. But I'd
still like to know what's going on.
...kl...M400 #805 - "well-heeled"? HA!
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