"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:23:36 GMT, wrote:
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:08:20 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:54:48 GMT, wrote:
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:20:59 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:04:32 -0800, -rick- wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Ahem - cough, cough... :)
The science is only a guide. Sound, and fidelity which is a
concept
that seems to have escaped into the ether these days, is entirely
subjective. Being subjective, what may sound good to you will not
sound good to me.
I take your point but you go too far in that it's not "entirely
subjective". 20% distortion will sound less accurate than .01%. As
an
electric guitar player I understand that some kinds of distortion are
more pleasing than others in sound creation but you weren't
discussing
violins or guitar amps. In sound reproduction accuracy is the goal.
Todays instruments can measure the audible spectrum well beyond what
human ears can discern in amplitude, frequency, or phase.
Exactly. What's the point of reproducing a sound you can't hear?
Maybe you can feel it?
Good question. I know that certain sub-harmonics are felt at low
frequencies, but you are a musician (if I remember correctly) - do you
"feel" high C when pulling a string on a Strat? I sure as hell never
did but a good riff below the A fret with the occasional stroll up the
fingerboard could just send shivers up the old spine. :)
Consider that Wes Montgomery NEVER went above the B fret and BB King
and or Buddy Guy don't stray much up there either - you've got to
believe that the "soul" in the music is at the lower frequencies.
Or am I just talking out my ancient and old musical butt? :)
I think that Wes and BB (The other one!) realize, either conciously or
unconciously, where most of the male human voice range can be found on
the guitar.
Exactly. Good point.
Meanwhile, I swear I've been to performances of a large pipe organ
that produced low notes that could only be felt as vibrations. I also,
have always wondered if our senses detect very high sounds, but
process them differently than what we consider "audible".
Back when I was a student, I had some electives to make up and two of
those were in "humanities/arts". I took two semesters of Music
History which, oddly, was very interesting. One of the things that
stuck in my brain was that it was a common belief that music effects
the "humors" in the body causing rising and falling passions.
Researchers have pretty much proven that low frequency sub-harmonics
can initiate fear and increased adrenalin output.
There is probably a lot of truth to being able to "feel" music - I'm
just not sure we can "feel" higher frequencies.
Later,
Tom
Lower frequencies can be felt, but not heard. There are conceptual weapons
that broadcast high power, low frequency sounds that can kill or
incapacitate the target. There are many cases reported of people being ill
from low frequency noise in buildings. And if it is Memorex, you can break
wine glass.
