Re: JS Bach / Brandenburg concertos / Die Freitagsakademie

On 07/09/2024 22:13, Pluted Pup wrote:

Is this a live or studio recording? In either case,
the mixing engineer has great power to emphasize or
de-emphasize tracks in a multi-track recording, so
it can be a reasonable demand that the effect tracks
be turned off, or reduced in volume, that can only
come about from a rerelease with "re"mixing, provided
that the per-track recording haven't been deleted.
 I have the same view when applause tracks are
*emphasized* by the engineers, or even "flown-in"
from a different recording.
 I like to say that the best engineering is the
least, and what you describe is *intrusive*
engineering that screams "wow, you can really hear
the engineering!"
 I've got a recording of a La Folia, where
table saws are mixed into the sound, if I recall
correctly. I can't be objective and say
exactly that the recording would be better
without it because as a listener/consumer only the
released recording can be judged, not the
hypothetical.
 But bad engineering is always a justified complaint.

If I didn't like it, I would call the sound effects an annoying gimmick getting in the way of the music.
But I do like it, so I call it art.
--
Roland van Gaalen
The Netherlands