[sdiy] can you really *not* hear the difference? (was: Frequency Counter Software)

[Dave Kendall]

> 
> Sometimes you want the post-production to be hi-fi.
> (actually, I'd say you want that most of the time 8P )

Amen to that!


Dave.
> 
> cheers,
> D.
> 
> On 10/12/05, Dave Kendall <davekendall at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> There is an important difference between sound generation, and sound
>> recording/reproduction.
>> 
>> Use whatever quality stuff you need to make the sounds you want to hear, and
>> then record/monitor on the best gear you can get, that degrades the results
>> the least.
>> (Unless that's part of the effect you want - e.g. tape compression effects.)
>> 
>> We wouldn't have rock music as we know it, if someone hadn't decided that
>> the sound of an amplifier not being able to cope wasn't, in the right
>> circumstances, actually quite a cool sound.
>> 
>> (Mind you, some might say we should go back in time, find this guy, and
>> shoot him, but I guess it's horses for courses :-)
>> 
>> Dave.
>> 
>> on 11/10/05 22:22, cheater cheater at cheater00 at gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Andre!
>>> 
>>> On 10/11/05, Andre Majorel <amajorel at teaser.fr> wrote:
>>>> On 2005-10-11 20:44 +0200, cheater cheater wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Is it only me or does the synth-diy scene kinda force itself
>>>>> to make crappily sounding things?
>>>> 
>>>> Some of us can hear the difference and *like* it lo-fi.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> well of course. I'm not saying lo-fi is bad. I'm saying no hi-fi is bad.
>>> 
>>>> Take Jürgen's PS-3200 clone for instance. To me, it's one of the
>>>> best sounding synths I've ever heard. It must also be one of the
>>>> worst in terms of specs as it's designed to be cheap
>>>> (single-transistor VCAs). I'm willing to bet this is not a
>>>> coincidence.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> People do the same while taking $400 for a single module.
>>> feels like a cheapskate rip-off to me...
>>> 
>>> cheers,
>>> D. 8)
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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