Does the average listener really care if its analog?
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- KVRist
- 363 posts since 4 Jul, 2007
With regard to whether the average listener cares, these days I am convinced that the main benefit of analogue is to make the producer happy and inspired to make good music only. After that it gets downsampled and made into mp3s where almost any benefit it lost. This is the same reason why everyone should have one set of monitors that are more 'hi-fi' - making music on NS10s is painful and uninspiring. Accurate monitors should be fired up at the end only IMO.
People with analogue synths get happy and inspired by them, which usually leads to better music. I think the fact that the average listener doesn't know or care about the difference is largely irrelevant.
And this is the second time recently I have seen people argue about photography making the same error - people confuse 'fidelity' or 'accuracy' with 'visually pleasing' - they are two different things. An old photo taken with a Hasselblad will look better than a modern digital photo in most cases but the modern digital photo will blow the old analogue camera away for accuracy/pixel count etc.
People with analogue synths get happy and inspired by them, which usually leads to better music. I think the fact that the average listener doesn't know or care about the difference is largely irrelevant.
And this is the second time recently I have seen people argue about photography making the same error - people confuse 'fidelity' or 'accuracy' with 'visually pleasing' - they are two different things. An old photo taken with a Hasselblad will look better than a modern digital photo in most cases but the modern digital photo will blow the old analogue camera away for accuracy/pixel count etc.
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
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- KVRer
- 13 posts since 11 Nov, 2010
So you're basically saying that an mp3 encoding converts an analog synth into a digital one?Kindred wrote:After that it gets downsampled and made into mp3s where almost any benefit it lost.
- KVRAF
- 5948 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Melbourne, Australia
Is that ITB or OTB digital?Doug1978 wrote:''Does the average listener really care if it's digital?''
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- KVRAF
- 5948 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Melbourne, Australia
Argh! Doug is threatening me with his bits!
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- Banned
- 2033 posts since 19 Jun, 2011 from a world of Black Thunder chocs
- KVRAF
- 14931 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
I think most people really only care if they like it or not.
How, or what its made with is secondary at best.
How, or what its made with is secondary at best.
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Blue-eyed Blonde Ape Blue-eyed Blonde Ape https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=316754
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- 300 posts since 19 Nov, 2013 from Abandoned Spaceship
Average listener doesn't even know note names.
Also average listener should be narrowed down to women only, that's your average listeners.
All those videos full of tits and what not are not aimed at guys, it's for women, to boost their self esteem and to encourage them to value themselves even more.
Every women watching those videos day dream that they're those ass shaking, tits flashing "ladies", 10 years old girl listening to Iglesias interprets it, that's all right that some 30 something years old dude on internet want to lick her, she even encourages him to show her how bad he wants it.
On a serious note, women are the ones who're getting off the most from those mentioned videos, really.
So does average woman care if it's analog?
Yes!
and yes those videos are not for guys, really. None of you'll get it, though, but one day you might understand it.
Also average listener should be narrowed down to women only, that's your average listeners.
All those videos full of tits and what not are not aimed at guys, it's for women, to boost their self esteem and to encourage them to value themselves even more.
Every women watching those videos day dream that they're those ass shaking, tits flashing "ladies", 10 years old girl listening to Iglesias interprets it, that's all right that some 30 something years old dude on internet want to lick her, she even encourages him to show her how bad he wants it.
On a serious note, women are the ones who're getting off the most from those mentioned videos, really.
So does average woman care if it's analog?
Yes!
and yes those videos are not for guys, really. None of you'll get it, though, but one day you might understand it.
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
.......Blue-eyed Blonde Ape wrote:Average listener doesn't even know note names.
Also average listener should be narrowed down to women only, that's your average listeners.
All those videos full of tits and what not are not aimed at guys, it's for women, to boost their self esteem and to encourage them to value themselves even more.
Every women watching those videos day dream that they're those ass shaking, tits flashing "ladies", 10 years old girl listening to Iglesias interprets it, that's all right that some 30 something years old dude on internet want to lick her, she even encourages him to show her how bad he wants it.
On a serious note, women are the ones who're getting off the most from those mentioned videos, really.
So does average woman care if it's analog?
Yes!
and yes those videos are not for guys, really. None of you'll get it, though, but one day you might understand it.
- KVRAF
- 2083 posts since 28 Feb, 2011
Do you respond with this same answer to every thread?Blue-eyed Blonde Ape wrote:Average listener doesn't even know note names.
Also average listener should be narrowed down to women only, that's your average listeners.
All those videos full of tits and what not are not aimed at guys, it's for women, to boost their self esteem and to encourage them to value themselves even more.
Every women watching those videos day dream that they're those ass shaking, tits flashing "ladies", 10 years old girl listening to Iglesias interprets it, that's all right that some 30 something years old dude on internet want to lick her, she even encourages him to show her how bad he wants it.
On a serious note, women are the ones who're getting off the most from those mentioned videos, really.
So does average woman care if it's analog?
Yes!
and yes those videos are not for guys, really. None of you'll get it, though, but one day you might understand it.
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- KVRist
- 440 posts since 22 Feb, 2014
I might be the exception because I like watching music videos with hot chicks wearing just enough to let the video pass on cable tv.
- KVRAF
- 7556 posts since 18 Apr, 2004
there's an app for thatsamsam wrote:^ Yet u guys keep quoting the shit so even though I block it shows up on my page.
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