We asked top British hi-fi engineers for their favourite test tracks – this is what they said

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We asked top British hi-fi engineers for their favourite test tracks – this is what they said.

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[petefealey]

Loved this article, and in fact signed up just to comment. In the live sound world we see a lot of steely dan and toto for PA testing. I refrain from using the term tuning as that should be handled by something like SMAART and then your tracks du jour to verify and adjust to taste.

I'd throw in Limit to your love by James Blake and Weird Fishes by Radiohead. Ironically, I will remember by Toto is great for really appreciating the timbre of Simon Phillips' Toms. If I could find 'The Haunted Man' on Vinyl for less than £150 I'd be echoing David Bosch's comments I'm sure!

 

[MalcQV]

Very interesting. When I bought my last new equipment I used Roundabout by Yes. There's quite a lot going on musically in that track not least of all Chris Squire's 'rattley' Bass.

 

[rainecc]

Loved this article. Some beautifully recorded tracks and artists new to me. For completeness, I have created a spotify playlist with only one track missing Moon Love – Electric Moon, as it does not appear to be listed. I have listened to all the rest and would love to hear that one too.

View: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cpR3acQ7hpemecEaev2oj?si=67997043dc164c38

 

[nopiano]

It’s shocking how few use ‘classical music’ or something naturally recorded, rather than a multi-tracked studio creation that could/would never be played live - and therefore can only reference itself.