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How low do you go? Would you release a record that has a distorted vocal track or time problems with the drums... (famous examples?!) |
compasspnt wrote on Sat, 02 April 2005 13:26 |
It's actually hard to purposely get good lo-fi sounds. |
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and then there are those Basic Channel techno guys that digitally manufacture the tape hiss and artifacts as the main element of their music. |
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I also don't think that these recordings sought a "lo fi" sound, they simply did the best recording they COULD in any given circumstance. I frankly find intentional "lo fi" as pretentious and pointless as attempts as "perfection" |
Ryan Moore wrote on Sat, 02 April 2005 18:18 |
I never thought I'd see Basic channel mentioned on the forum! |
compasspnt wrote on Sat, 02 April 2005 20:26 |
I had a couple of 16 track masters of Marvin Gaye hits...two of the very cool, biggest ones he did in LA. When you listen to the tracks solo, they are bloody AWFUL. The vocals sound like they were recorded in 4 or 5 different studios with 4 or 5 different mics, none of them very good...punched very badly, noises everywhere. The drums are very lo-fi, the strings sound awful, the Chamberlin is what it is, but squeaky. The bass has no real bass. The BGV's and horns are distorted. And so on. But when you put it all together, MAGIC. Sounds great. A classic. I have often worried that sounds I get are all too big, that is, not lo-fi enough. It all has to mix in somewhere, and the sound spectrum gets full fast. It's actually hard to purposely get good lo-fi sounds. The old days stuff just got them automatically. |
wwittman wrote on Sat, 02 April 2005 19:32 |
...I frankly find intentional "lo fi" as pretentious and pointless as attempts as "perfection"... |
thermionic wrote on Sun, 03 April 2005 12:39 |
I have a release of Maurizio on white vinyl, and can't determine whether the crackles are deliberate or due to the coloured vinyl. Maurizio / BC fuse both lo-fi and hi-fi ideology - some elements may be distorted / processed, but others may be clinically clean. In difference to recordings made decades ago when the character was there by *default*, Maurizio "controls" the character - you get the impression everything is deliberate. I'm told BC / Maurizio have a vinyl mastering facility that can cut high quality masters btw (is it still going?). Justin |
maxim wrote on Sun, 03 April 2005 15:07 |
...of course, perfection is impossible, but to strive for it, why is that bad?... |
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perfect equal-tempered pitch |
jwhynot wrote on Sun, 03 April 2005 17:23 |
...So-called "equal temperament" is a compromise. To most members of our species it sounds out of tune... |