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Gastarbeiter 09/26/2019 (Thu) 02:16:57 No.136 [Reply]

Is being an audiophile a curse?
I think it is

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Gastarbeiter 12/08/2019 (Sun) 01:53:17 No.214

It's a curse in the sense that the technology exists for perfect--as in, it sounds like the band or orchestra is there--however, the record studios aren't interested in trying, and the mainstream speaker companies (Sonus Faber, B&W, Kef [to a lesser degree]) produce speakers with fundamental sonic defects out of laziness. Sean Olive at Harman has done a lot of work on what humans prefer for sound--it's all scientific, all double-blind--but no-one seems to care about trying to fix the fundamental issues with audio reproduction. Ah well.

Gastarbeiter 12/08/2019 (Sun) 04:13:23 No.215

Is audiophile people who don't enjoy cheap bad chip quality 16 bits low 48HZ cattle audio quality when there's way better audio equipment upgrade for a reasonable sum?

Or is it audiophile idiots who keeps spending outrageous money(because they can) on fucking bullshit like cables and super expensive meme audio gear that virtually offers no difference compared to what's good value?

The same problem exists with musical instruments, why would you spend 100K for an old smelly stradivarius with it's characterisitc sound( defects)? Why buy a Bosendorfer when you could buy a Yamaha? Get where this is going?

>fundamental sonic defects out of laziness
It's not out of laziness though it's an intentional profit move. If popular manufacturers (who can often cheaply and easily)eliminate all the defective qualities in their low end it would eliminate their higher end market. Which means loss of profit. So there is no incentive. On the other side this means smaller entry brands however have more of an incentive to cheaply and easily fix problems and produce a good product at a reasonable price.

Gastarbeiter 12/10/2019 (Tue) 05:00:41 No.217

>>141
This.

Gastarbeiter 12/03/2020 (Thu) 09:04:23 No.756

>>215 I think you make valid points except about old string instruments like the cello or violin. There is clear cause for seeking these out as the inherent value in them is more than just the sound they make. You really cannot compare manufacturing and product advertisement to something that can have historical value or even just familial value, or traditional. No reason to call them defective either when they aren't. Fuck you.

Gastarbeiter 12/05/2020 (Sat) 02:10:16 No.758

>>136 I'd imagine. I'm glad that most YouTube rips are up to my standards. In terms of recordings I'm the opposite of an audiophile though. I always imagine how much more I'd like music that was recorded to a cheap cassette tape. I love the sound of wow and flutter, tape compression, and even the momentary dropouts they sometimes have. >>215 >why would you spend 100K for an old smelly stradivarius with it's characterisitc sound( defects)? "Defects" are in the eye of the beholder and are sonically desirable to a lot of people. Just look at the connoisseurs of classic analog synths who strongly prefer things like voice tuning offsets over the more precise modern analog synthesizers.

Rucka Rucka Ali Gastarbeiter 07/10/2020 (Fri) 20:59:54 No.699 [Reply]

a full archive of all videos:

Sound Effects Gastarbeiter 11/05/2019 (Tue) 23:10:17 No.183 [Reply]

Are there good sound designs in games, movies or any other material that you really enjoy?
Personally, I really like the drills used in techno/industrial songs.

Gastarbeiter 04/24/2020 (Fri) 07:43:43 No.287

>>183 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBjAw8VC1Ok

Gastarbeiter 05/02/2020 (Sat) 21:40:13 No.296

I like the sound effects you'd hear in '80s arcade games (or even on systems like the Atari 2600). Robotron 2084 is an example of one where the sound work gets me fired up. Ben Burtt's Star Wars sound effects were admittedly fantastic, even if I dislike pew-pew weapon sounds outside of old video games.

AOTY Gastarbeiter 04/30/2020 (Thu) 12:53:17 No.295 [Reply]

It's out already https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zrEhfzASpw

A help identifying some instruments Gastarbeiter 11/20/2019 (Wed) 20:39:25 No.194 [Reply]

I'd like some help in identifying the instruments in the photo.
In particular, the one held by the man on the left and the one on the right placed on top of the table (it's bent in a strange way and hangs down the table.)

Backstory:
Long version (in italian): >>>/ita/865
Short version: some time ago, I discovered about the "gabusifonio", which, after a lot of research, turned out to be an instrument created by Giuseppe Gabusi near the end of 1800.
I'm trying to find out exactly what this instrument looked like and this photo is the only lead I have right now.

Thanks.

Gastarbeiter 04/24/2020 (Fri) 07:46:17 No.288

>>194 Instrument on the box next to him on the right is a baronet

Gastarbeiter 04/24/2020 (Fri) 07:48:53 No.289

>>288 Sorry I meant Baritone

Gastarbeiter 04/24/2020 (Fri) 08:25:16 No.290

>>194 The one in his hand is a rotary valve trombone(first pic related), the one on the counter might be a Cimbasso(second pic related) that was almost exclusively used in Italian operas in the 19th century or a contrabass valve trombone. Hope that helps.

Asian Indie/Alt Gastarbeiter 02/10/2020 (Mon) 13:22:19 No.273 [Reply]

Asian Alternative Indie Rock General Japanese Scene I personally like to collect issues from Zankyo Record as they are the host for my fav Té. And many other bands like cinema staff, ppl, cabs (disbanded :'(). They are producing so many talented artists. Thinking of ordering people in Boxes albums. Wish I could try their music before getting overseas. Outside of these I have listened downy from felicity. They sum up my teenage years. Let me know thoughts. What other music should be looked into from Japanese scene? Or beyond, within Asia? (Bbl with my reviews on Korean labels, later)

Gastarbeiter 03/02/2020 (Mon) 19:25:56 No.276

Gastarbeiter 04/23/2020 (Thu) 21:02:03 No.285

Can't embed here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY-nsVj5o4I That's Ichiko Aoba, you'll probably like it.

Gastarbeiter 04/23/2020 (Thu) 21:02:22 No.286

>>285 I see

Gastarbeiter 11/08/2019 (Fri) 09:18:12 No.186 [Reply]

I like this album a lot. What do you all think?

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Gastarbeiter 11/27/2019 (Wed) 01:34:01 No.196

Heres the album for download:
https://archive.org/details/InTheCourtOfKingCrimson

Gastarbeiter 12/12/2019 (Thu) 05:33:25 No.220

>>186
I much prefer Discipline.

Gastarbeiter 12/22/2019 (Sun) 23:57:14 No.226

Level Five/The ConstruKction of Light is their best work, although In the Court of the Crimson King is definitely up there. I think half the fun of King Crimson is how much they change genre even within an album.

Gastarbeiter 01/25/2020 (Sat) 22:26:23 No.262

It's my 2nd favorite with Red and Islands in-between it, I like that "electric tube" tone the former has and just has 5 extremely solid songs while Court is marginally less so. >>226 They're one of the few progressive rocks bands that are (or were) progressive which is why Fripp dismantled because of the state of prog at the time.

Gastarbeiter 04/19/2020 (Sun) 18:22:10 No.284

I like Starless and Bible Black and Larks' Tongues in Aspic better.

WBNT SUX! Gastarbeiter 01/04/2020 (Sat) 01:12:05 No.237 [Reply]

Old School Punk Rock Night https://cytu.be/r/random_banter because fuck you, that's why

/mu/ makes an album: Gunt Edition Spalding 11/18/2019 (Mon) 18:01:52 No.192 [Reply]

A bunch of /mu/tants has banded together into "Autistic Rage Festival" to create music.
We have been doing this for quite some time, and across several chans.
Now YOU have the chance to unleash your inner musician and/or autist and join the good cause.
Each time, we will put all the music posted in this thread into one album, and then we will listen to that album together.

I messed up last time, so we listen to the album of this edition, as well as the previous one.

Feel free stop in the cytube room before the listenalong, Muscises will do a 45 minute /vgmg/ segment.
By request, we are doing the listenalong in a different cytube room:

https://cytu.be/r/Guntstream

We will be rolling for artwork and album title in this other thread:
https://314chan.org/mu/res/106.html

Deadline and listenalong:
7TH DECEMBER, 09:00 PM (EST)
Which is the same as:
8TH DECEMBER, 03:00 AM (CET)

Spalding 11/18/2019 (Mon) 18:06:18 No.193

Listen to previous Autistic Rage Festival albums:
https://arfm2.bandcamp.com/

Gastarbeiter 12/07/2019 (Sat) 23:26:00 No.211

If you come to the stream around 6:50pm EST, you will be able to watch AniMusic 1 & 2 with us.

Gastarbeiter 12/08/2019 (Sun) 06:38:53 No.216

Thought I could stay up for this one but nah.
I'll give it a listen when it goes up on the bandcamp.
Anyone know if ARF gonna go to 8kuntz or is it actually dead now?

Gastarbeiter 12/20/2019 (Fri) 23:59:43 No.225

>>216 We're moving "back" to 8kun, but will keep posting on 314ch and julay as well

Gastarbeiter 12/24/2019 (Tue) 03:17:55 No.228

>>225 Good stuff we need all the people we can get. ARF requires autism.

/mu/ for the Infinity Cup 2020! Gastarbeiter 12/11/2019 (Wed) 20:47:47 No.219 [Reply]

Hey lads.
We are currently streaming the group phase of the current year's 8chanCup (or as it's more properly known as the Infinity Cup) but due to the exodus and 8ch hiccups we've lost a few teams whose boards never really recovered.
We're wondering if you guys are still interested in it, because in that case you may want to go to the wiki, edit some stuff out for the team and apply to join the next one!

All you need to do is create a wiki entry of your own team over at http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page (use the layout of other teams as a preset), coming up with members/players that represent your board's culture and in-jokes, create a proper emblem and jersey combo and optionally choose strategies, skills and exportable 3d models using the rules set up at http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Rules and we'll make sure to consider your application for the future pot.
I should mention that we would also really appreciate if you came over to our cup's stream at https://cytu.be/r/8cup to spectate what the cup's really all about and to propose your own ideas to make it even better.
See you on the field!