I am having some confusion about the reportedly bad sound on POD's latest CD. The feeling being "poor Paul, he deserves the best and look what some club-eared engineer has done to him." Does Paul not have some input into things like the sound of his recording?
Joseph Mayes On 3/30/10 2:25 PM, "David Tayler" <vidan...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Is there a "one stop shopping for" for Aquila's music scores? > I'm in a buying mood. > Sorry about the CD sound, I guess there are no refunds. > I suppose we could send a group letter, making it > very clear of course that the engineering is the > issue, and that Paul deserves the best. > dt > > At 07:05 AM 3/29/2010, you wrote: >> Here the recording is in a castle, not in a church, near the city of Aquila, >> Italy. But there was perhaps more suitable rooms in the castle ? >> It's a pity because Dall'Aquila's music is beautiful(and Paul's playing too) >> V. >> >> -----Message d'origine----- >> De : Monica Hall [mailto:mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk] >> Envoyé : lundi 29 mars 2010 15:56 >> À : Valéry Sauvage >> Cc : Lutelist >> Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: CD Dall'Aquila >> >> >> I agree with you. I listened to a few tracks and was appalled. It's as >> if they had recorded it in the local swimming baths. >> >> There is this tendency to use churches for recording this repertoire - >> possibly because churches (in England at least) charge less than other >> venues. Most of them are completely inappropriate and unsuitable. >> >> What a shame for Paul. >> >> Monica >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Valéry Sauvage" <sauvag...@orange.fr> >> To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 1:42 PM >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: CD Dall'Aquila >> >> >> It seems to me the CD is worst (but I'm listenint to the web page on a >> computer with poor speakers cutting high frequencies) CD, on a good hifi >> player, treble are really agressive. Like if it was played on a metal strung >> instrument (but not a soft orpharion, Alas...) and also a cathedral effect, >> like a bad computer reverb effect. >> But I would like others opinion if some had the CD (On the French list there >> is another bad opinion) >> V. >> >> -----Message d'origine----- >> De : Andrew White >> Envoyé : lundi 29 mars 2010 13:57 >> À : Valery Sauvage >> Objet : Re: [LUTE] CD Dall'Aquila >> >> >> Val, >> >> Does the CD sound better, worse of the same as the tracks on the webpage? >> >> http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#/albums?view=playlists&id=1456 >> >> It sounds to me like the microphone is at the back of a hall >> >> Andrew >> >> On 29/03/2010, at 9:03 PM, Valery Sauvage wrote: >> >>> I just receive the last CD by Paul O'Dette, of Dall'Aquila's music at >>> Harmonia Mundi. >>> >>> I'm afraid it is really bad. Not Paul's playing (excellent as usual) >>> but sound recording is really not "audible" (is it the right word ?) >>> Trebles are aggressive, bass mixed in a soap sound... The booklet says >>> it is the "historical" place where it was recorded that is very much >>> reverberant... Why did they choose this place ? even if it was not >>> possible to record in the church in Aquila where the plan to do first, >>> but can't because of the earthquake. >>> >>> I send a mail to Harmonia Munid, to ask them to take this out of sell >>> and make a new one on the usual standard... (and to ask my money back >>> !) >>> >>> Other opinions ? >>> >>> Val L >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >