You'd expect Reaper to sound like wildebeest mating when you look at it.

I was in Blockbusters earlier and the assistant said, "We do sweets as well, you know."



I thought, "Who on earth would want to rent a packet of Maltesers?"

I asked Robin Askwith for an innuendo. He said Ok I'll give you one, after I've finished recording in my Daw of choice - Sonar X1d

trimph1


I'm going to throw something out here...

Is it possible that the Visual appearance of a DAW might influence the way people PERCEIVE its sound? Think the McGurk Effect here....

Trimph, that's actually a great question. Unfortunately, I don't know how much merit it would hold but I can share a few experiences with you to where *I* actually thought that myself.
 
When Sonar 6 first came out, quite a few of us thought we were hearing a difference in sound compared to 5. I remember someone starting a thread something along the lines of "is it just me or does the sound appear to be better in 6 than 5?"
 
Now the catch 22 for me is, I never really was blown away by 6 and at the time had a problem with the console view. In 5, I had a perfect spread...but wasn't crazy about the colors. In 6 I believe we got more color options, so that part I dug, but for some odd reason, I thought I heard a sound improvement also. It was like...things recorded in 5 seemed to sound better in 6 or something. It could have been all of us that thought that way being out of our minds.
 
Of course I've noticed differences in X1 but that's due to pro channel in my opinion. Now another weird thing for me....the Fabfilter plugs...I think they are the ugliest plugs out there. But, they are quite powerful and I never had a problem with how they sounded due to their looks lol. I still have a problem using them sometimes because I just hate looking at them. Another is Pro Tools. For years it just looked like a DOS program to me. Working in it made me sick. It a little better today, but still ugly as sin in my opinion considering quite a few consider it "the holy grail of DAWs". But, I can't fault the sound or praise it for being better.
 
I think we may definitely think we hear a difference when we use a DAW we love in all areas. I used to use Paris Audio years ago. I loved the way it looked and loved the way it worked...so naturally, at that time I would have fought to the death telling people it sounded the best. LOL! Who knows...it may play into all of us in some way...or at least for *some* that may think they hear a difference.
 
I still may try and do the 1 minute project thing just for the heck of it. I figure maybe an acoustic guitar intro with maybe a little piano, a vocal, drums, bass and some nasty guitars, maybe some strings that kick in so that we cover a wide array of instruments. Write the song about daw differences or something. LOL! Might be fun. I'll see how my schedule looks next week...maybe I can start working on it a little at a time. Ah what's the use....I can't hear it on my end...who am I foolin'. LOL!
 
-Danny

Well, that's the core of the discussion, isn't it? Perception is unreliable. As engineers, it falls to us to understand that and develop methods for working around it (and with it). 

I have a purple gel here. Should I tape it over my display, or to my speakers? Or maybe my glasses to cover all possibilities. Then it should work for TV as well. In fact, I might feel better about my entire life! Thank you, trimph1!

208 posts till 1000!!!!!! Who will be the lucky winner?

It was good, Barry Fiosk.

I usually tell people to wear 3D glasses and it'll sound like a commercial record.

I meant, Barry kiosk. Good grief it is a powerful effect that McCurk thing. Just looking at it in type and you mis-hear it.

I'm happy as Larry.

I'll tarry that.

Year, and where's Harry in all this?

strikinglyhandsome1


You'd expect Reaper to sound like wildebeest mating when you look at it.

While Studio One is delicate Tommy gazelles having at it...
 
Cubase = Impalas
 
Pro Tools = Giraffes
 
Logic = Sables
 
SONAR = Giant Elands!!

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