trilliumsound wrote on Mon, 02 May 2005 11:23 |
I agree with Steve there at 100%. Who cares if it sounds good in the studio if there is too much bass in the outside world ??
Richard
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What we're talking about is something that (apparently) only sounds bad when played in a couple of particular cars. That is not the "outside world," that's a couple of cars.
Given a choice, I think it is wiser to listen to the speakers in a controlled environment and make decisions there, and just accept that there may be a car or two where it won't sound as good.
There will be plenty of proper listening environments where it
will sound as good, and I think those are more important. Unless you intend to make car-only music for a particular car, in which case you should mix in the car.
I also think the shock of hearing something in a different environment can be disorienting and disquieting, and should not be given too much consideration. All those records that
do sound good in the car, are you as familiar and as attached to their original masters as you are with these "problem" songs? No, you've probably never spent hours listening to and adjusting those original masters in a controlled environment and then immediately listened to them in your car in order to make them "sound bad" there.
Fuck the car. The car is a random element. The car probably has a tone control, so turn the bass down if you want to listen to it there, but don't let your car override the careful decisions you make in a controlled environment.