bobkatz wrote on Wed, 15 February 2006 08:12 |
Of the projects I have gotten in mixed on HD-1s, I have to do the least amount of work to them, or none at all. Their "coloration" does not reflect back here in the mixes I hear.
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Bob, I am shocked that we would disagree. Shocked!
I've had two steady clients that tried HD-1's. With one guy it started to become a running joke as he would go from studio to studio with the Meyers (on something like smooth Jazz) and at mastering his tape made you turn your head like a dog hearing its name.
"Yeah, I thought something was weird. Everywhere else I played it, there was this strange peaky-ness. But it sounded good in the control room."
The other guy was just a straight up hard rock mixer who became essentially unable to balance properly (after maybe 20 years of getting it right).
I talked the first guy into some Questeds and the second into using his NS-10's with a good amp...
And no extra charge for that advice!
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But I haven't seen (knowingly) an NS10 project here in a long time and I don't quiz every single mix engineer what speaker he uses.
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I think the NS10 results rest squarely in the talent of the mix engineer, his ability to conquer their deficiencies. Obviously the engineers I get who happen to work with NS10s aren't as talented as yours.
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Right. Sorry. No speaker or gear is perfect. But interaction between the engineers ear, taste, etc. is...
If you have clients getting near-perfect results with the HD-1's then great. Just relating some infamous troubles that I have encountered.
You would think they would be more popular.
OTGH, I just did some orchestral stuff that was mixed on K&H's and it was quite impressive. I think the engineer might have had something to do with it, though.....
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As for microphony I only cited what Lipinski's feelings are, I doubt he can support them by tests. But you can't fault the guy for a harmless belief, "no harm, no foul".
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Like the moon is made of cheese? That's pretty harmless, right?
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Likewise, Nelson Pass builds an amplifier like a tank, does that make it sound better? Probably not, but it couldn't hurt
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Yes it does make it sound better, last longer, have better specs 20 years later, etc.............
NP may put a thick faceplate on for the audiophiles, but the engineering is inherently big, heavy, and hot.
So you do what you can.
DC