Noticeable hiss or hum or distortion -- Cassette quality.
Noticeable hiss or hum or distortion -- Cassette quality.
A
digital recording of a live event. An accurate representation of what the audience
heard, but probably not what the performers wish the audience had heard.
A studio recording with some barely noticeable flaws such as background traffic noise.
A
virtually perfect studio recording.
Many glaring
problems such as singing out of tune, rhythmically not together, etc.
Occasional
glaring problems as above.
Definitely amateur, with many subtle problems.
Occasional and barely
noticeable performance errors.
Professional
in all regards.