HOLDING ONTO RESOLUTIONS

摘要

Ultra-high resolution can be more than purist boffinry; it can inspire performance. Greg Simmons and Ross A'Hern discovered this little surprise when recording Ben Gurton's Euro Jazz album. Having the right stuff to attract a client can amount to any number of things: A body of past work, word-of-mouth references, chance meetings... they might just like the way you dress. But being able to pinpoint the brand of mics and system used to record their favourite album? Priceless. Ben Gurton, professional trombone player and lecturer at the Australian Institute of Music (AIM), was on the hunt for the right engineer to record an album of Euro Jazz when he sought a fellow lecturer's advice. Catching up with Greg Simmons (AIM Audio Engineering lecturer and founding AT editor) in the student lounge, Gurton played him a 24-bit/96k version of The Hoff Ensemble's A Quiet Winter Night. Simmons donned a good pair of headphones and took a listen. When he was done, Gurton asked him if he could make an album that sounded just like it. "Sure," said Simmons. "But you'd need DPA microphones and a Pyramix system recording in DSD or DXD." Gurton laughed and flipped to the album's liner notes, which read, "Recorded with DPA microphones and Pyramix DXD."