By Telefunky
Sun May 28, 2023 10:54 pm
B-Wise wrote:B-Wise wrote:... It's like some of us suffer from the "curse of knowledge" which is knowing a subject so well that you forgot what it's like for someone that doesn't know much in that subject. In this case many suffer from the "curse of sound-design knowledge" most won't admit but it's valid
Even without sound design, just the plain listening experience can be a curse.
I use impedance converters from former broadcast gear as bass/guitar DI.
The studio standard back then was balanced lines with an output impedance in the 20 Ohm range. With enough gain these units deliver a perfect headphone signal.
I‘ve not been able to capture and reproduce this digitally in identical sound quality yet.
(neither by Audient ID22 nor by an externally clocked 888/24 Digidesign box)
Might be possible with a converter $1k (and up) per channel... but of course it‘s not worse the expense, as nobody would care anyway.
Yet the experience is stunning time and again, but the result can‘t be communicated... it‘s the analog headphone signal.
I guess the „live experience“ with one of the vintage Akais may be similar. One has to consider the whole unit (incl software), not just isolated parts.