On 3/22/2013 9:51 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Did not Phil Specter do the same thing back in the 60's so his hit
>> songs would sound "good" on crappy AM car radios?
I have a vinyl album of his greatest hits form that era. They sound really flat
and boring on a good sound system.
> The typical mix from that era was essentially two-channel mono. Listen
> to "Hey Jude" and you'll know what I'm referrring to. A dry vocal
> would be placed in one speaker and the reverb in the other speaker.
> Splitting up the vocals across the two tracks like this created a nice
> wide sound on a stereo system. Same with the guitars and other
> instruments. When summed to mono, it all fell perfectly in place since
> you didn't have any phase issues to worry about. Remember that it
> wasn't just AM radio that was mono. Most juke boxes were too, and we
> also had to retain phase hygiene for vinyl.
>
> What Phil Specter was known to do was to do this same technique, but
> overdub the same instrument in the opposite channel. If done correctly
> (and it's not easy to do well), you do create a soundscape that has
> width and density to it, yet still maintains mono compatibility.
Ah, I only knew they were 'juiced' for my car radio. Now I know how.
Enlightened Moose
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