I got some clues from here and there on my original question:
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What makes the difference between a good a an average taper? (all the tapers are heroes in my opinion)
• Instrumentation?
• Positioning?
• Post Processing software and Skills?
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This is what one of my favorite tapers (Chris Jones) wrote me the other day about why some tapes sound better than other:
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I’ve been recording for a long time, and yes, the gear is high end. But it’s more about location and one’s own preference for how to shape the sound.
Location is the most important thing. You can make a good recording even with very basic gear. If you’re an engineer you probably know the inverse square law. The intensity of the sound from the PA (and clarity) falls off dramatically with distance. Downside of being very close is you don’t necessarily get that open, spacious sound of the venue / room. But I prefer being close to the PA for the sake of clarity in the recording. But of course need close seats…
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Some of CJ tapes are excellent (I recommend the Raleigh debut show, for example), sound almost like a radio stream, so I am sure he knows the proper tricks.
This is what willndmb wrote in another thread about the fact that Jeff is down in many mixes at shows:
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Originally Posted by willndmb
Not sure about this tour but in the past they have done 50/50 splits on the speakers and other yrs they did (example) 75/25.
50/50 meaning Boyd and Roi where put into each stack equally and the other meaning of you were on Boyd’s side, you got more of his and if on Roi side, more of him.
So, not paying attention to which stack he was on, that could be part of it too.
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I still would like to know more, opinions are much appreciated.