21 Jun
2004
21 Jun
'04
9:39 a.m.
Most people
aren't aware of much above
16k, however the ear/brain is surely capable of
perceiving differences, so a
higher sample rate is going to sound smoother in
the way that faster film
looks smoother, the ear will perceive curves
rather than digital grainyness.
There's certainly some evidence in favour of
that,
but consider this
counter-argument:
A 'grainy' signal could be regarded as the sum of a
perfect signal plus
a small distortion signal. If you can demonstrate
that the
distortion signal is inaudible then arguably it also
doesn't have an
audible effect whan added to a sound that is
audible. In fact the well
known auditory phenomenon of masking shows the
reverse: a
sound that by istelf *is* audible can be rendered
inaudible in the
presence of a simultaneous louder sound.
But what about effects such as stochastic resonance?
Add a (miniscule) amount of distortion and we hear
more of the music. Perhaps this is why some people
like the "sound" of DSD.
Greg
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21 Jun
21 Jun
11:45 a.m.
On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 12:30:18PM +0100, Greg Murphy wrote:
But what about effects such as stochastic resonance?
Add a (miniscule) amount of distortion and we hear
more of the music.
This seems to suggest the possibility of the recording of an acoustic
performance of music sounding "better" than being present at the
performance itself.
I see thin ice here!
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22 Jun
22 Jun
12:34 p.m.
Last Monday 21 June 2004 14:24, Anahata was like:
There are circumstances where I have experienced recordings of performances to
be much better that what I heard on stage at the time ;-]
I also find recording old cassette tapes on to MiniDisc to be an excellent
first stage in the rescue process. I don't fully understand why, or indeed
whether that really relates to the OP. I think that the presence of some kind
of 'background' in the recording causes the mind to disregard RL background
noise. Note how vinyl junkies claim the hiss, crackle and pop to be an
essential part of their listening experience.
my 2p
tim hall
" ... but the ear can't hear as high as that,
well we're bound to please any passing bat
with our high fidelity!"
-- 'High Fidelity' -- Flanders & Swann --
But what about
effects such as stochastic resonance?
Add a (miniscule) amount of distortion and we hear
more of the music.
This seems to suggest the possibility of the recording of an acoustic
performance of music sounding "better" than being present at the
performance itself.
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