Everything said here makes sense.One thing to consider is that from the mid to late 60's into the early 70's there was a new generation of engineers to deal with the new technology.Most of the major label staff engineers were from earlier decades and well schooled in creating a recorded sound that was representative of what went on in the studio.Every label had their own "state of the art" stereo..."Stereorama" "Living stereo" the list goes on and the gimmicks were devoted to those records in those series.As the Rock music boom started to flourish many of these bands were in the studio all night,or odd hours that called for a different type of engineer to handle the task.The apprentice engineers,young and hip and eager to meet the responsibility stepped up and became the next wave.They developed the "ear" for recording this music,and as the technology changed,they quickly became the masters of the medium.The same can be said of the producers,as they are the ones who controlled the engineering path between the musicians and the engineers.
Major label enginners were still in white shirts and ties up until the mid to late 60's.You can see this in the film "Janis" where Big Brother and the Holding Co. are recording for Columbia in San Francisco and the producer, John Simon, directs the clarity of the performance with grace and understanding, and takes the playback controls to illustrate his point as far as a wrong key change.The engineer is seen in the back,out of the action,watching in his white shirt and tie and black rimmed glasses.
Of course,that is why we love Jazz,Blues, Roots music,Classical, there is far less between we the listener and they,the artist.
Although the technology changed,and in some ways betrayed the simple integrities of these musics,the passions of the engineers did not wane and the lessons of the previous generations were always held in high regard.
It is always the artist,the producer and the engineer working together with one vision to make a great recording.
Major label enginners were still in white shirts and ties up until the mid to late 60's.You can see this in the film "Janis" where Big Brother and the Holding Co. are recording for Columbia in San Francisco and the producer, John Simon, directs the clarity of the performance with grace and understanding, and takes the playback controls to illustrate his point as far as a wrong key change.The engineer is seen in the back,out of the action,watching in his white shirt and tie and black rimmed glasses.
Of course,that is why we love Jazz,Blues, Roots music,Classical, there is far less between we the listener and they,the artist.
Although the technology changed,and in some ways betrayed the simple integrities of these musics,the passions of the engineers did not wane and the lessons of the previous generations were always held in high regard.
It is always the artist,the producer and the engineer working together with one vision to make a great recording.