As of now, for basically any form of music, the live effect is irreplaceable.

Compared with records, the charm of the scene lies in at least the following points:

1. The sound field of the live space cannot be simulated by records, and the sounding positions of instruments, voices, etc. , now high-tech recording can control the sound field phase and reproduce it to a certain extent in the record (but I personally think it cannot be completely reproduced, let alone the earlier recording), and live you are in the concert hall, in the In a stadium, or even as small as listening to a person singing in a room, the sense of distance and reverberation of this live environment, and the level of music brought by it, cannot be simulated by recorded records, although now 5.1-channel and even more advanced Some equipment that produces surround sound through multiple sets of speakers strives to simulate it, but it is also difficult to completely reproduce it, not to mention ordinary headphones and small speakers, and it is impossible to book a concert hall and arrange a bunch of speakers to listen to it. Records are not. This factor is more important for classical music, because especially band works have a large number of instruments, and the live level is very difficult to restore with records; but pop music is relatively weak, because when people listen to music now, the focus is not on this. , but if you really listen to some popular live performances and compare the records, they will definitely be very different.

2. Sound restoration. The recorded stuff is a bit distorted no matter what. Listening to a recorded person speaking is not exactly the same as listening to the person speaking directly. This is still very important for classical music, because the expression of the timbre of musical instruments in classical music is very important. There are many instruments, and there must be recognition between different instruments. In pop music, it is also very important. The restoration of human voices and instrumental music Restoration, but the main reason is because everyone is not focused on this when listening to songs. They are used to listening to recorded sounds and don’t care what the singer sounds like directly.

3. The sense of interaction on the spot. Listening to a record and having someone play or sing right next to you are definitely two different things. In fact, this is more obvious in pop music. Live interactions are very frequent. You can see some of his performance in person, and he sees you shouting enthusiastically. , and the music will get louder and louder; as for classical music, although it seems that the performers are just sitting there playing, in fact, what is going on under the stage affects the performers all the time, and will also bring about very different effects. .

So to sum up, whether it is classical or popular, the scene has irreplaceable charm. The only difference is whether the listener cares or not. In fact, there are a large number of people who listen to classical music and don’t care whether it’s live or not, but pay more attention to the music itself.

As for the question "pop music records are better", I think there is another very important but helpless factor, that is, many singers cannot listen to what they sing live...records If you can do all kinds of post-production, then of course the record effect will be better...