Can't it be both?
As representations of 'pure' phenomena - and not ones we could ever
directly hear, it's worth noting - the files' limited bandwidth and
dynamic range can be understood as inhibiting.
As representations of an (imperfect) reconstruction of some
phenomena, we hear the results of, e.g., technical ambiguity (in
the construction of a sound from sensor data) and of choices (made
about *how* to sonify,
how much to clean up, the resolution at which to publish online etc.).
For me, it's the messy ambiguity that I find 'meaningful character'
in...
--
Owen
Visa Kuoppala wrote:
My thoughts also... And I don't think this adds any meaningful
"character" to the sounds, but reduces their subtle otherworldly
qualities...
I'm in anyway, but higher quality soundfiles would make it more
interesting...
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