Vinyl

[Rev. Rye]

Nor would I buy snake oil for its healing properties.  But this hardline "must fit certain parameters"  to be artistically pure is what I'm currently struggling with.  You'll have to forgive me if I appreciate your opinion, but don't take it so seriously that I can no longer enjoy distortion.

Then what exactly is it about the sound of vinyl that you love so much more than digital? If you think it's fidelity to the actual performance, well, analogue recording has a lot of limitations (dynamics and frequency ranges) that digital recording can obviate (even if many engineers don't bother.) Honestly, if anything, it's like... you know how sometimes actresses (especially in older films) had the camera go just a little bit blurry and it had the effect of making them look even more beautiful than they might have done in real life? Like Carole Lombard did to hide a scar on her left cheek and Doris Day when it became clear she wasn't exactly looking the part of a virginal blonde anymore? It's a bit subtler auditory version of that.

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Also, I keep noticing that there's a strange disconnect about how many posts there are in this thread. I just got two notifications on replies I supposedly got in this thread since my last post, but mine is the last one visible. The "New Threads/Today's Threads" shows a total of 26 replies to the OP, but the last visible post is #21. What the actual fuck, tech guys?

Edit: And this briefly showed up as two posts, #21 and 28, side by side, before I refreshed the page and they were merged into #21. Something very strange is happening with this thread, and I don't mean Gol Dernitt's confusion about what constitutes high-fidelity sound.

[Gol Dernitt]

Nor would I buy snake oil for its healing properties.  But this hardline "must fit certain parameters"  to be artistically pure is what I'm currently struggling with.  You'll have to forgive me if I appreciate your opinion, but don't take it so seriously that I can no longer enjoy distortion.

Then what exactly is it about the sound of vinyl that you love so much more than digital? If you think it's fidelity to the actual performance, well, analogue recording has a lot of limitations (dynamics and frequency ranges) that digital recording can obviate (even if many engineers don't bother.) Honestly, if anything, it's like... you know how sometimes actresses (especially in older films) had the camera go just a little bit blurry and it had the effect of making them look even more beautiful than they might have done in real life?  Like Carole Lombard did to hide a scar on her left cheek and Doris Day when it became clear she wasn't exactly looking the part of a virginal blonde anymore? It's a bit subtler auditory version of that.

I'm maybe arguing off oen my point here.  It is not the "sound" of vinyl.  It is the "act" of vinyl.  I am sorry if I didn't make that clear.

[Gol Dernitt]

Nor would I buy snake oil for its healing properties.  But this hardline "must fit certain parameters"  to be artistically pure is what I'm currently struggling with.  You'll have to forgive me if I appreciate your opinion, but don't take it so seriously that I can no longer enjoy distortion.

Then what exactly is it about the sound of vinyl that you love so much more than digital? If you think it's fidelity to the actual performance, well, analogue recording has a lot of limitations (dynamics and frequency ranges) that digital recording can obviate (even if many engineers don't bother.) Honestly, if anything, it's like... you know how sometimes actresses (especially in older films) had the camera go just a little bit blurry and it had the effect of making them look even more beautiful than they might have done in real life?  Like Carole Lombard did to hide a scar on her left cheek and Doris Day when it became clear she wasn't exactly looking the part of a virginal blonde anymore? It's a bit subtler auditory version of that.

It's not entirely or explicitly the sound.  It is being able to hold a copy of songs that move me, that speak to me in my hand.  I admit that.

[Gol Dernitt]

Nor would I buy snake oil for its healing properties.  But this hardline "must fit certain parameters"  to be artistically pure is what I'm currently struggling with.  You'll have to forgive me if I appreciate your opinion, but don't take it so seriously that I can no longer enjoy distortion.

Then what exactly is it about the sound of vinyl that you love so much more than digital? If you think it's fidelity to the actual performance, well, analogue recording has a lot of limitations (dynamics and frequency ranges) that digital recording can obviate (even if many engineers don't bother.) Honestly, if anything, it's like... you know how sometimes actresses (especially in older films) had the camera go just a little bit blurry and it had the effect of making them look even more beautiful than they might have done in real life?  Like Carole Lombard did to hide a scar on her left cheek and Doris Day when it became clear she wasn't exactly looking the part of a virginal blonde anymore? It's a bit subtler auditory version of that.

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Also, I keep noticing that there's a strange disconnect about how many posts there are in this thread. I just got two notifications on replies I supposedly got in this thread since my last post, but mine is the last one visible. The "New Threads/Today's Threads" shows a total of 26 replies to the OP, but the last visible post is #21. What the actual fuck, tech guys?

Edit: And this briefly showed up as two posts, #21 and 28, side by side, before I refreshed the page and they were merged into #21. Something very strange is happening with this thread, and I don't mean Gol Dernitt's confusion about what constitutes high-fidelity sound.

Nah, I stay off the boards too.  I'm not pro-lo-fi, but I appreciate it when it work. A little more than I appreciate it when it happens by accident.

[Gol Dernitt]

Nor would I buy snake oil for its healing properties.  But this hardline "must fit certain parameters"  to be artistically pure is what I'm currently struggling with.  You'll have to forgive me if I appreciate your opinion, but don't take it so seriously that I can no longer enjoy distortion.

Then what exactly is it about the sound of vinyl that you love so much more than digital? If you think it's fidelity to the actual performance, well, analogue recording has a lot of limitations (dynamics and frequency ranges) that digital recording can obviate (even if many engineers don't bother.) Honestly, if anything, it's like... you know how sometimes actresses (especially in older films) had the camera go just a little bit blurry and it had the effect of making them look even more beautiful than they might have done in real life?  Like Carole Lombard did to hide a scar on her left cheek and Doris Day when it became clear she wasn't exactly looking the part of a virginal blonde anymore? It's a bit subtler auditory version of that.

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Also, I keep noticing that there's a strange disconnect about how many posts there are in this thread. I just got two notifications on replies I supposedly got in this thread since my last post, but mine is the last one visible. The "New Threads/Today's Threads" shows a total of 26 replies to the OP, but the last visible post is #21. What the actual fuck, tech guys?

Edit: And this briefly showed up as two posts, #21 and 28, side by side, before I refreshed the page and they were merged into #21. Something very strange is happening with this thread, and I don't mean Gol Dernitt's confusion about what constitutes high-fidelity sound.

I'd be open to an explanation  of fidelity.  Can't even post on this site without a workaround, not your fault, not mad, lemme have it.

[Gol Dernitt]

Nor would I buy snake oil for its healing properties.  But this hardline "must fit certain parameters"  to be artistically pure is what I'm currently struggling with.  You'll have to forgive me if I appreciate your opinion, but don't take it so seriously that I can no longer enjoy distortion.

Then what exactly is it about the sound of vinyl that you love so much more than digital? If you think it's fidelity to the actual performance, well, analogue recording has a lot of limitations (dynamics and frequency ranges) that digital recording can obviate (even if many engineers don't bother.) Honestly, if anything, it's like... you know how sometimes actresses (especially in older films) had the camera go just a little bit blurry and it had the effect of making them look even more beautiful than they might have done in real life?  Like Carole Lombard did to hide a scar on her left cheek and Doris Day when it became clear she wasn't exactly looking the part of a virginal blonde anymore? It's a bit subtler auditory version of that.

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Also, I keep noticing that there's a strange disconnect about how many posts there are in this thread. I just got two notifications on replies I supposedly got in this thread since my last post, but mine is the last one visible. The "New Threads/Today's Threads" shows a total of 26 replies to the OP, but the last visible post is #21. What the actual fuck, tech guys?

Edit: And this briefly showed up as two posts, #21 and 28, side by side, before I refreshed the page and they were merged into #21. Something very strange is happening with this thread, and I don't mean Gol Dernitt's confusion about what constitutes high-fidelity sound.

Dude, confusion?  Eat my ass.  It's not confusion, it's accepting that it ends at a certain level

But I don't get to respond,

[Gol Dernitt]

Nor would I buy snake oil for its healing properties.  But this hardline "must fit certain parameters"  to be artistically pure is what I'm currently struggling with.  You'll have to forgive me if I appreciate your opinion, but don't take it so seriously that I can no longer enjoy distortion.

Then what exactly is it about the sound of vinyl that you love so much more than digital? If you think it's fidelity to the actual performance, well, analogue recording has a lot of limitations (dynamics and frequency ranges) that digital recording can obviate (even if many engineers don't bother.) Honestly, if anything, it's like... you know how sometimes actresses (especially in older films) had the camera go just a little bit blurry and it had the effect of making them look even more beautiful than they might have done in real life?  Like Carole Lombard did to hide a scar on her left cheek and Doris Day when it became clear she wasn't exactly looking the part of a virginal blonde anymore? It's a bit subtler auditory version of that.

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Also, I keep noticing that there's a strange disconnect about how many posts there are in this thread. I just got two notifications on replies I supposedly got in this thread since my last post, but mine is the last one visible. The "New Threads/Today's Threads" shows a total of 26 replies to the OP, but the last visible post is #21. What the actual fuck, tech guys?

Edit: And this briefly showed up as two posts, #21 and 28, side by side, before I refreshed the page and they were merged into #21. Something very strange is happening with this thread, and I don't mean Gol Dernitt's confusion about what constitutes high-fidelity sound.

I try to reply and my posts get ghosted.  I'm not like "kick the pillars in" but I feel left out.

[Gol Dernitt]

Nor would I buy snake oil for its healing properties.  But this hardline "must fit certain parameters"  to be artistically pure is what I'm currently struggling with.  You'll have to forgive me if I appreciate your opinion, but don't take it so seriously that I can no longer enjoy distortion.

Then what exactly is it about the sound of vinyl that you love so much more than digital? If you think it's fidelity to the actual performance, well, analogue recording has a lot of limitations (dynamics and frequency ranges) that digital recording can obviate (even if many engineers don't bother.) Honestly, if anything, it's like... you know how sometimes actresses (especially in older films) had the camera go just a little bit blurry and it had the effect of making them look even more beautiful than they might have done in real life?  Like Carole Lombard did to hide a scar on her left cheek and Doris Day when it became clear she wasn't exactly looking the part of a virginal blonde anymore? It's a bit subtler auditory version of that.

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Also, I keep noticing that there's a strange disconnect about how many posts there are in this thread. I just got two notifications on replies I supposedly got in this thread since my last post, but mine is the last one visible. The "New Threads/Today's Threads" shows a total of 26 replies to the OP, but the last visible post is #21. What the actual fuck, tech guys?

Edit: And this briefly showed up as two posts, #21 and 28, side by side, before I refreshed the page and they were merged into #21. Something very strange is happening with this thread, and I don't mean Gol Dernitt's confusion about what constitutes high-fidelity sound.

Holy shit, welcome to the other side of that trip.  I didn't mean to imply vinyl sounded better, just that I like playing vinyl.

[Losty]

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[Gol Dernitt]

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Thank you, I was pretty confused.