|From: pashdown@slack.sim.es.com (Pete Ashdown)
|Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 09:28:08 -0700 (MST)
|This whole vinyl "warmth" schtick has been tested thoroughly and dismissed.
[...]
Uh... no. Some research suggests that frequencies over 20kHz are
perceived by humans (though not heard), and that people describe
sound with those frequencies added as being "warmer" than the same
sound without them. If correct, this could explain the analog
"warmth" vs digital "sterility" perception. Analog tape also has
some inherent compression, which people have learned to like the
sound of.
The point is probably moot for dance music, which is all
about bottom end.
Digital formats still beat vinyl all hollow on the convenience
& noise fronts. (Though from recent mail on this list, I gather
vinyl is still more convenient for DJs.) I don't buy much vinyl
any more. And I won't be budging from DAT and CD until I see a
new format with a higher sampling rate.
|The whole thing is analogous (sic) to insisting that computer animations are
|better on film because the resolution of "film" is inherently higher than a
|monitor. Nevermind that the original source was a computer and a monitor
|(clue for the morons, most "dance music" is mastered digitally now). [...]
Uh.... not quite. The resolution of film is higher. And animations
done for film work are done at much-higher-than-video resolutions.
If they weren't, those dinos in JP would have looked like blobby shit.
Professionally done animations probably *do* look better on film.
What has this got to do with idm? Good question.
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would always wish to avoid." --Jane Austen