On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:33:37 +0200 Hartmut Noack <zettberlin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am 11.07.2011 22:03, schrieb Arnold Krille: > > On Monday 11 July 2011 21:43:41 Folderol wrote: > >> On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:04:44 -0400 > >> > >> "S. Massy"<lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I won't jump into this fray of art vs. technique, as its just too dicey. > >>> I agree with you, Fons, on the distortion introduced by limiting; but do > >>> you have any theory as to why most people actually seem to like it? My > >>> experience is that people seem to feel lightly compressed, open mixes > >>> are weak, but will take to a "brutalised" mix enthusiastically. Do you > >>> have a theory? Also, aren't we a bit of a slave to whatever people > >>> happen to like, however much we might feel it is inferior? > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> S.M. > >> > >> I wonder if it is simply the fact that the distortion gives us a clue that > >> the equipment is working as hard as it can. I've noticed that Fuzz on a > >> guitar seems to make it sound louder than a clean signal that is actually > >> a far higher amplitude. More 'width' seems to outweigh more 'height'. > > > > I think (at least) for distorted guitars its the amount of high-frequencies > > that counts to our ears. > > These are the formats that shape consonats and thus they are most > important if people talk to each other. The hearing tends to focus on > them to make sure one catches the words of the other. So distorted > Guitars "sound" louder than their amplitude would suggest. Which just goes to show that whoever 'invented' ears was either a genius or a sadist (or possibly both) LOL -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
