RE: [microsound] for the 21st century audiophile who is missing but one thing....

["W.C Schrimshaw" <W.C.Schrimshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yeah, i love the sound too,

there is just something bizarre and very intriguing about simulating fault.

the 'authentic' part is what i find particularly weird with regard to this
specific softwear. in what sense can it be seen as authentic? weird.




> personally i found this great! i was just about to write a quick program
> to randomly loop a variety of self-sampled vinyl scratches/glitches to
> layer below an ambient piece I've been working on. there's no way I can
> afford to press a record myself, and this seems way more extensive.
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> there's something about the white-noise clicks and pops that really adds
> to some audio art. I wouldn't listen to the Beatles without it, Autechre
> insist on it ("incomplete without surface noise" is written on one of
> their cd's I have), and it really does help create a mood for the type
> of music I enjoy making. for lowercase/minimal sound it just seems
> natural.
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> i can't explain the desire for vinyl degradation in the greater context
> of digital music, presuming there is some linear progression or
> digression where this plays into a passing current. the blend of
> high-digital art with low-fi warmth just sounds like good chemistry ; )
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: W.C Schrimshaw [mailto:W.C.Schrimshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:01 AM
> To: microsound
> Subject: Re: [microsound] for the 21st century audiophile who is missing
> but one thing....
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> what is with this nostalgia for vinyl within the digital domain? I can
> understand taking pleasure in the degradation of media, but this stuff
> just seems bizarre. simulates "authentic" vinyl sounds, control how
> knackered your virtual vinyl is, 'as if the audio was a record being
> played on a record player', and you don't even have to get your hands
> dirty. precisely control a simulated version of your dads knackered
> mouldy, warped and scratched captain beefheart collection.
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> why not i suppose.
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>> Now, if only these guys would include 78 and cylinder plug ins......
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> http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/<http://www.izotope.com/prod
> ucts/audio/vinyl/>
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