10 tracks to test clarity and definition of an ICE system

[keltanky]

Taken from today's MYPAPER

1) Packt Like Sardined In A Crushd Tin Box - Radiohead

2) Bird On A Wire - Johnny Cash

3) Don't Know Why - Norah Jones

4) Diamonds And Rust - Joan Baez

5) No One - Alicia Keys

6) Hotel California - the Eagles

7) Boom Boom Pow - the Black Eyed Peas

8) Rock That Body - the Black Eyed Peas

9) Hide And Seek - Imogen Heap

10) He Melo No Lilo - Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu from Lilo And Stitch

[keltanky]

Track 1 - Listen for the punch from the percussive bass and the ring of the steel drums

Track 2 - Listen for the clarity in Cash's distinctive voice and for his guitar to sound natural and free of any coloration

Track 3 - Listen for Jones' voice to sound natural and centred in front of you

Track 4 - Listen for strong vocals and for the instruments to be set across a wide sound stage

Track 5 - Listen for clarity in Keys' vocals and spacious background sound

Track 6 - Listen for the clarity and dynamic range during the opening guitar solo and of course the powerful drum beat

Track 7 - Listen for powerful, accurate bass beats, even at full volume

Track 8 - Listen for clear, intelligible lyrics over the powerful, persistent bass beat

Track 9 - Listen for the enveloping ambience of the song, building on the openness and dynamic vocals

Track 10 - Listen for the ambience and staging as the children's chorus is offset by powerful bass

[keltanky]

hmmm must go burn these songs and try them :becky:

[g8crasher]

Better if you listen to tracks you're already familiar with and tweak according to your own taste.

Tracks 3 and 6 very familiar and often used in tuning. Not sure about the rest man.

[Guest mvdennis]

g8crasher wrote:

Better if you listen to tracks you're already familiar with and tweak according to your own taste.

Tracks 3 and 6 very familiar and often used in tuning. Not sure about the rest man.

i agree ... i dun particularly like norah jones :becky:

if you like to test vocal recordings, try Jane Monheit's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" or basically any tracks from Pink Martini ... those are great vocal recordings. :becky: