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In Reply to: can someone explain the concept of PRaT and... posted by analog guy on May 9, 2007 at 16:14:11:
You have the right idea - no component can add to the PRaT of music, they can only present it accurately (I hate to say "accurately" but that's what comes to mind), or hose it up.What you're having trouble with may be the mental shorthand a reviewer or other uses to describe "that characteristic or characteristics of a design which allows the musical content to be conveyed essentially intact". :-)
Much easier to say "it has PRaT", although it would be just as easy and more accurate to say it preserves PRaT.
Don't I sound like a prat, talking like dat? ;-)
Now there is something to be said about a component's tonal emphasis which may have the effect of maximizing or minimizing certain instruments which make up the rhythm section of a performance.
Thus if the bass or the drums are artificially recessed the music may seem to lack drive or rhythm. Warmth in the mid-bass is supposed to make certain types of music sound more rhythmic. A setup that emphasizes leading edge transients may sound more snappy.
In that sense, a component can artificially change the perceived drive, rhythm, pace and such. Good, bad or indifferent. One example that works for me is You Can Call Me Al, from Graceland. If you don't have tight, fast bass down to 35Hz that tune just slogs along. But with proper mid/lower bass it's impossible to sit down while listening to it. So yeah, some systems have (preserve/emphasize) PRaT and some don't. ;-)
Hope some part of this was helpful. No I wasn't drinking (but maybe I should have been).
Pete
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Follow Ups
- Conceptual shorthand...longish - Pete Fowler 17:53:12 05/09/07 (1)
- Best answer so far ... - KIS 11:21:57 05/11/07 (0)
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