Re: [microsound] digitalstress

[archontic@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

I'm really sensitive to a something like a fatiguing effect of digital  
graininess... i notice it particularly after the contrast of changing  
from cd to record and vice-versa. if i've had anything like a couple of  
days of listening to records (where sounds emerge from inky blackness)  
then i almost can't bear to listen to cd's. My cd transport and  
separate filter (dac) are both quite good quality. The efffect is real  
for me and puts me on edge. I also notice a sluggishness in rhythmic  
and percussive material which contributes to a grating feeling and  
hence extra stress. It doesn't matter whether its electronic or  
acoustic music only. Am I alone in this? For me the effect is  
particularly noticeable during night-time listening.

Best wishes,

David


On Sunday, Apr 11, 2004, at 20:36 Europe/London, Michael North wrote:

> Just so no-one thinks I was endorsing the 'digital stress' thesis....it
> was included in another list that I subscribe to topic
> discussion...there was another article claiming that pcm causes
> physiological changes to internal organs and some such....just for a
> laugh...........
>
> mike_north
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