Phil Leigh;262925 Wrote: > The noise floor of a recording is going to be determined ultimately by > the microphones used to make it - and most typical professional studio > mics struggle to attain a s/n ratio of 80dB... As well as the ambient noise in the recording venue. For clasical recording sessions they often turn off the HVAC during the recording takes to cut down the mechanical rumble of the fans, however when recording before an audience this can be a problem. IIRC, in the liner notes of one recording done in a cathedral in the middle of the city, they did it at 3AM so there would be less traffic rumble.
Recordings can theoretically have a wider total window of dynamic range if they are mixed so that the overall system gain at the studio is adjusted as the recording progresses. But it is rare to see even much above 60 dB S/N in a popular or jazz recording. -- Timothy Stockman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy Stockman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8867 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42698 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
