Why doesn't someone archive 313ish tapes like they do with house tapes on www.deephousepage.com.
Any takers? o > From: robin pinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:09:14 +0100 (BST) > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [313] mix tapes > > > > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
