Hi Bob, That's not quite the direction I was going, but very interesting nonetheless. I know people enjoy watching me perform--I play guitar and sing, and am a looper/percussionist as well. I am familiar with the concept of the "solo" face for guitarists. :-) I would imagine that watching a person perform live must be just as facinating as the music. People always comment on the visual aspects of a musical performance, and sometimes I think it's meaningless, and other times I don't, because it quite obviously is part of the experience for most every one else. Rusty On 7/4/13, Bob van der Poel <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Interesting points ... especially today, since I just got "elected" to > conduct a new concert band we're setting up here (for beginners ... > should be interesting). But, having done a bit of study about the role > of a conductor it really does bring the "audio only" question to the > forefront. And I'd not talking about the highly visible music we see > at rock concerts, etc. > > As an audience member I find myself playing lots of attention to the > conductor as well as the physical movements of players: the tension in > the face of a cello player, the stance of a trumpeter, etc. > > So, for live music ... yeah, the visual becomes quite important. But, > when we translate this to a recording, the visual is all but lost. > Even in a video recording, I get very little sense of the visual. > Maybe I need a much bigger screen? > > I have decent vision, so I have no idea how this translates to a blind > person. I can only assume that other senses assume the role of sight? > > On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Rusty Perez <rustys.lists@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> Hi folks, >> Let me start out by saying that I don't intend for this to be a >> "which is better" discussion. This is more of a "why?" discussion, >> and, "what can you do with it which can't be done otherwise?" >> discussion. >> >> In reviewing the list of applications Gabbe used on the new album, >> there is mention of an application used to visualize the mix. I got >> to wondering. >> A mix is purely an auditory medium, right? So, (and I'll play dumb >> here) why do we need to visualize a mix? >> Now, part of this is purely selfish, since I happen to be blind, and >> so these visualization tools are not available to me. But, though I >> understand the advantages of an onscreen mixer, or a mouse driven >> interface, since, theoretically everything conveyed in an audible mix >> is received by the ears, shouldn't it be enough to experience it, >> perceive it, analyze it audibly? >> >> Now, of course, I understand that deficiencies in speakers or >> headphones, audio volume limitations, maybe even hearing limitations >> are likely some reasons for using a visual method for analyzing an >> audio medium, but are there others? >> >> I also understand the idea that, if a tool is available, then it >> should, be used, but is there something which can be achieved, in the >> audio spectrum, which can only be achieved via the visual medium? >> >> Just some thoughts. >> Rusty >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > > -- > **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** > Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** > EMAIL: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx > WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
