tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post8959034587146424472..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Music of thingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-15899877109024455452015-05-11T04:40:21.760+01:002015-05-11T04:40:21.760+01:00When acoustic or electro-acoustic instruments play...When acoustic or electro-acoustic instruments play in a room the resonance of the room effects the resonance of the instruments in a feedback loop and the louder the instruments the more this is true, because electro-acoustic instruments can reach any amplitude they can even feed back endlessly at frequencies based on room acoustics, but this is not true of digital instruments or taped sound.<br /><br />When a phonograph is played in a room the resonance of the room effects the resonance of the needle in the groove causing inter modulation and the louder the phonograph the more this is true, this is not true of digital means such as CD's or tapes however, they do not inter modulate with room acoustics in a feedback loop.<br /><br />I do not think the preference for phonographs is based on whimsy, phonographs in a given room sound flat out more realistic, its not subtle, especially at high volume, they can even feedback like electro-acoustic instruments going into infinite oscillation which proves the effect is not subtle at high amplitude but blatant<br /><br />Digital sound and taped sound never apears connected to the room its in while the phonographs sound seems to morph to fit the room its in. digital and tape playback could be modified by using a microphone to detect room resonances and by then instituting an artifical feedback mechenism to match the phonographs ability for realism but this has not been done because tests are carried out with headphones where there is no need to match the playback rooms resonance. through headphones digital sounds bestwilliam wesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677605731899601011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-71637123090124643342015-05-11T04:16:37.833+01:002015-05-11T04:16:37.833+01:00vinyl lps have a quality little considered by most...vinyl lps have a quality little considered by most audio experts, they produce feedback. At loud volumes they take room resonances shake the needle in the groove which then inter modulates the content coming out the speakers which in turn shakes the needle in the groove which further effects the output in an endless loop, thus a phonograph system is none linier and reactive to room dynamics. this is also true of acustic and acostoelectric instruments, room resonance impacts the way they vibrate thus an LP in a given room does sound more realistic than a CD or other digital formate in a givern room.william wesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677605731899601011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-66457687265466216072015-04-17T18:03:31.523+01:002015-04-17T18:03:31.523+01:00Interesting thoughts ... thanks. I agree with much...Interesting thoughts ... thanks. I agree with much of it, but some points are worth debating.<br /><br />"Received wisdom tells us that vinyl sales are booming because analogue records sound better than digital CDs"<br /><br />I guess I haven't received the official letter yet. However, as someone not newly infatuated with "vinyl" (or "LPs" for those of my age), I continue to enjoy both my LPs (and in honour of this post, am now listening to a 1964 Szell Mahler 4th which sounds terrific) and my CD's. Does one sound "better"? Not consistently. Some reissued 180g vinyl sounds terrific, but so do some new CDs. For me, it's ultimately a pointless argument. If someone prefers "vinyl sound" and someone else argues convincingly that it's due to the warming effect of 2nd order something-or-other distortion, I don't care. My own ears are really all that matter to me.<br /><br />A more interesting point ...<br /><br />"Confirmation that the virtual can never replace the physical is also coming from within the music industry:"<br /><br />I'm not sure that the numbers trends support this statement, but that's not my point. I've bought some downloads (Linn, Hyperion and such) which include the full covers, notes, and all. However, I'm finding that there is something a bit extra in having the physical product. My personal best example is Musica Omnia, a small label of which I'm fond. They do such a good job of the physical packaging that it does come across as the "premium product" compared to downloads. Does the fact that I started with LPs many years ago affect that opinion? I can't tell.<br /><br />"World Record Store Day, an event that celebrates the culture of independently owned record stores..."<br /><br />Well, bricks & mortar stores. A Canadian site from whom I'm bought some jazz vinyl reissues (they sell vinyl only, no downloads) reports that they are not allowed to participate in World Record Store Day because they do not have a bricks & mortar storefront. In other words, it seems as though the physical store is more important than the physical product. Odd.<br /><br />Focus on physical product? I can support that. The physical store? I'm less interested in that. I can understand its value for some. For me, the value just isn't there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com