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In Reply to: RE: However... posted by Kal Rubinson on April 10, 2011 at 07:27:34:
>> I think it highly unlikely that any brain processes have evolved
>> a specific sensitivity to anything digital...
Two comments. First, that's why I phrased my comment as "some combination of our playback equipment, hearing and brain activity...." That wording leaves it open to something as simple as the digitization of music results in a distortion of some type that bothers certain people.
However, there is a lot about the brain we don't know. For example, some animals can sense magnetic fields for navigation, yet people generally don't exhibit this sensitivity. However, that doesn't mean it isn't present in some. Some human abilities depend on exposure to certain conditions during development stages. If that stage is missed, the ability is typically absent. (A good example is perfect pitch. Exposure to musical training before learning to talk dramatically increases the odds of a person having perfect pitch. Learning atonal language first seems to permanently turn off this part of the brain in most people.)
However interesting the subject, I personally think whatever digital effect is present is an extraordinarily minor issue compared to the "big issues" in audio, such as recordings taking advantage of what we already know how to do right, if the powers-that-be choose to do so. Right now I'm listening to Norbert Kraft play Fernando Sor's "Six Divertimenti". It's a DDD recording, but I can't imagine it being any better. I'd feel sorry for anyone who felt it unlistenable.
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- RE: However... - mls-stl 08:23:58 04/10/11 (1)
- RE: However... - Kal Rubinson 08:49:00 04/10/11 (0)
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