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Steven 07:58 am UTC 11/12/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Great Idea - Vinyl Is Back In Fashion - Jaycee 05:33 am UTC 11/12/10 |
| > The thing I though was funny was a amongst all the > plug-ins that you used with these programmes there was > always one that enabled you to get that 'vinyl' sound. > I thought it was weird that technology advances to such > great lengths to make something so clinically precise, > then somebody throws something in that enables you to > takes it all back again.. Yeah, just like the "humanize" function in MIDI sequencers. Sort of bizarre actually. First you use a machine in order to get precice results ... then you tell the machine to be more human, i.e. to randomize the timing, pitch, velocity etc. and be less precise. Turns out art loses its soul if you go for complete perfection (same with graphics, for example). It's the [human] imperfection that makes things perfect. Something that many of us have thought about Jim's music as well (comparing earlier recordings to later over-Bova-ized ones). Interestingly, I was discussing this with a film guy the other day. How people were so happy to get rid of their analog recording equipment and fill their studios with all the digital devices. And are now spending multiple amounts to buy back their old analog equipment. He said he can't understand that because he's never heard any difference between digital and analog. I tried to describe the differences I usually sense ... using words like "so clean that it sounds sterile", "cold" etc. (funny how many different people associate the same sensations with it) but he still said he never sensed anything like that, it sounds all the same to him. We then had the thought how cool an experiment would be: As a "scientific project", record a song completely digital and completely analog at the same time. You'd basically need two complete recording setups -- one digital, one analog -- and they would have to go through the whole recording process parallelly. They would have to pick up the same signals at the same time -- that needs to be kept a constant. And then compare results afterwards. You'd have the exact same piece of music, but recorded and processed through different devices. I'd find such an experiment fascinating. And I'm curious how much the overall sound/vibrancy/feel would differ, even to the less sensitive ear. | |
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