i think i agree with the below but despite that i've just recently aquired technology that will allow me to do cds. this is tho my setup is sufficiently "ghetto" ( :) ) that the character is still preserved (hiss is introduced from my external effects, eqs and mixer not to mention the decks themselves and also the vinyl)
i suspect that most people who record mixes on this list will be in the same boat robin... > > loved this and thought i'd share it > > from maximum rock and roll > > "Part 2: Tape Hiss= The Frequency of Love > > A mixtape, warm with the sonic coloration of analog, carries with it a > sense of intimacy. Every person's tape deck records at a different > signal-to-noise ratio, and the frequency of tape hiss varies from machine > to machine. A mixtape holds the inaudible, subconscious personalization of > the user's machine in the form of an ultra-high-frequency signal riding > over the top of the music. This subliminally perceived hiss is a result of > years of loving wear and tear on the user's machine..years of making > mixtapes for relations won and lost..years of musical discovery...TAPE HISS > carries with it the forethought of years of heartwrenching learning > experiences. It is for this reason that the mixtape is more inherently > emotional vehicle for communication than a burned CD. > > A CD is pristine digital audio...Zeros and ones sequenced in a manner that > reproduce sounds when read by a laser that converts those bits into audible > informations. Yes, those sounds may carry with them certain ideas or > intentions, but there is something very cold and impersonal about a digital > recording. A CD may be enjoyed equally as intensely as an audio tape, but > the format carries with it a sense of detached aloofness that sets it apart > from the vulnerablity of the mixtape. A CD may scratch, causing the audio > to skip, but this is a very mechanical sort of defect...quite unlike the > humanity of a tape which can stretch out, warping the sound..tapes can get > dirty muffling the intentions of the recorded sound..tapes (like people) > can snap." > > chris bickel > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > robin... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Robin Pinning | E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manchester Computing, University of Manchester, | T: +44 161 275 7028 Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom. | F: +44 161 275 6040 --------------------------www.mrccs.man.ac.uk------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
