I used to feel that the best thing would be to have a small sound at the
start of a CD that is only audible if the track is being played too loud.
(But I never managed to convince a record company to agree to do this...)
That approach would leave people free to listen louder or softer, as they
wish, but would provide them with a audio scale, similar to rulers down the
side of certain images.
But the problem is now, with CDs virtually dead, and everything existing
online as just single tracks (unfortunately), it would mean putting such a
sound at the start of every track, which would definitely be a nuisance and
intrusive.
Many people listen to the harpsichord at the wrong level, too (too loud).
Best wishes,
DM
*Davitt MoroneyProfessor Emeritus Department of Music*
*Morrison Hall*
*University of California, BerkeleyCA 94720-1200*
On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 5:24 AM, David Pickett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> At 18:38 03-04-17, Chris Vandekerkhove wrote:
> >
> >Have a search on YouTube for Wim Winters. In my opinion he’s making
> >the most wonderful clavichord recordings. On his website you can buy
> >the better quality recordings (.WAV) format for a mere 30 EUR (around 32
> USD).:
> >
>
> etc...
>
> This raises a most important point about clavichord recordings: if you
> have never heard a clavichord live, you have no idea how soft they are, and
> therefore where to set the playback volume control.
>
> All the videos I have seen with Mr Winters, when played at normal
> settings, come out at least 20dB louder than real life. The only one that
> has a point of reference seems to be
> http://www.authenticsound.be/a-composer-meets-my-clavichord-2/ which has
> speaking on it and also introduces the concept of the subtlety of touch
> required to make musical sounds.
>
> David
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