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52 days ago
... When you amplify it. Once you amplify an acoustic instrument, it becomes a different instrument . I don't necessarily subscribe to the idea that taking an acoustic guitar, and putting a microphone on it or adding a pickup with the express purpose of making it sound identical to it's unamplified self is the ideal, let alone possible, or even desirable. That is: Sound / Tone vs. Volume The basic tone changes because our perception of sound changes with volume. See: Equal Loudness What are you amplifying Even if you had the perfect microphone(s) placed in front of a great instrument - people don't put their ear(s) where you place the microphone(s) To my ears, the sound of an Acoustic Guitar varies greatly depending on the listening position. So what is the accurate sound of an Acoustic Guitar? When playing amplified, I want a great sound, but I'm not bound to the sense that it must be "the sound of my Guitar unamplified, only ...
202 days ago
Just a follow-up on the hiss I mentioned in yesterday's review of the L1® Compact. Craig Jackson (Craig-at-Bose) has posted the following note in the L1® Users Forum. Hi all, I wanted to clarify a small detail regarding ST’s review. The unit ST used for his 3 day review was a pre production loaner L1 Compact. This pre production unit has a higher noise floor than the final production units. We made an improvement to the overall noise performance very late in our development cycle and this improvement WAS implemented into our production units. L1 Compact units received by Tom Munch and RWJ are production units and accurately reflect the noise performance of the L1 Compact system. Thanks, Craig Source: Craig-at-Bose post in the L1® Users Forum
203 days ago
Last week I was able to borrow an L1® Compact for 3 days. Mine is on the way but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to put this one through its paces during this weekend hiatus of its touring schedule. This is the one unit in western Canada being demo'd at various retail stores. I am sorry to see it go, but mine should be here soon. Here are some initial impressions after living with it for three days in the studio and out at a gig. My perspective is that of an L1® owner for nearly five years (Classic, then Model II with T1® with PackLite® and more B1s). I play solo, in several duos and a band. I perform with the T1® or the R1 Remote on the microphone stand in front of me, and the L1® is usually directly behind me. Testing Conditions Most of my listening tests and comparisons were done in a space that is about 1400 square feet, basically square, with a lot of sound aborbing materials. This space is very similar many of the coffee house, restaurant or house concert venues I ...453 days ago
" Recording is fundamentally wrong. Playing live is what it’s all about . " -- Jeff of Cowboy Junkies from “Cowboy Junkies: The Trinity Session Revisited” I just saw this documentary, heard the line, and it resonated. This is pretty representative of Cowboy Junkies Sweet Jane Blue Moon And decades later Trinity Revisited and Trinity Revisited What do you think? Join the discussion in the Bose Musicians Community Message Boards
453 days ago
Introduction For as long as I have been playing there have been people asking questions about that. I am sure that many musicians were asked these questions long before I came along too, but this post is about my experience with those questions and later, yours. It was almost as though everyone had received a pamphlet or a primer: "Things to ask a musician". Because the questions were almost always the same, and almost always in the same order. In no time at all, just being asked the questions was enough to start shaping my perception of what it meant to be a musician. Here are the questions Oh, you are a musician... Do you sing? Do you write your own songs? Are you in a band? Are you playing anywhere around town? Do you have an Album? (later... do you have a CD?) What the questions might have meant Let me add what might have been behind the words in purple Oh, you are a musician... I like music. This is good, we have a reason ...
