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In Reply to: Bad experience posted by Roger_Paul on June 14, 2010 at 08:34:57:
"It turns out everything was fine with the system – it was in the recording. It was the Aphex Aural Exciter."
I agree.
I got the harmonic exciter as it was bundled with some other software that I was evaluating during a free trial period. I was curious to learn how to use it, and that means leaning the subjective aspects of various settings on a range of recordings. When I am done with this I am going to investigate how this might be a useful tool by scam recording labels when creating fake hi-res material starting with 44/16 digital masters. (No, I am not interested in creating fake hi-res, rather I want to be better able to detect them.)
BTW, the Aphex is not the worst device used to ruin recordings. The worst one I've heard so far is Auto Tune.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - A truly exceptional dac-the H-cat dac - Norm 08:34:45 06/09/10 (148)
- Now that I've read the explanation it is very clear, this is either a major breakthrough - hermanesque 12:31:58 06/11/10 (33)
- Now that I've read the explanation it is very clear, this is either a major breakthrough - Roger_Paul 11:01:56 06/14/10 (31)
- RE: Now that I've read the explanation it is very clear, this is either a major breakthrough - hermanesque 16:14:38 06/14/10 (28)
- breakthrough? - Roger_Paul 18:21:46 06/14/10 (19)
- What is the purpose of asking rhetorical questions? - DaveK 22:13:05 06/14/10 (15)
- Wonderful wonderful... - rick_m 08:11:56 06/15/10 (9)
- Thanks for the compliment - DaveK 14:04:36 06/16/10 (8)
- RE: Thanks for the compliment - rick_m 16:31:14 06/16/10 (7)
- RE: Thanks for the compliment - Tony Lauck 18:28:43 06/16/10 (6)
- RE: Thanks for the compliment - rick_m 22:40:45 06/16/10 (2)
- RE: Thanks for the compliment - Tony Lauck 06:23:09 06/17/10 (1)
- RE: Thanks for the compliment - rick_m 07:47:44 06/17/10 (0)
- What is the purpose of asking rhetorical questions? - Roger_Paul 19:08:55 06/16/10 (2)
- Like I said, it's not MY logic. nt - Tony Lauck 19:16:12 06/16/10 (1)
- Dave K description - Roger_Paul 19:37:28 06/16/10 (0)
- What is the purpose of asking rhetorical questions? - Roger_Paul 22:49:59 06/14/10 (1)
- Sure, but not harmonic distortion - DaveK 23:35:43 06/14/10 (0)
- I'm on board with most of that but not completely - hermanesque 22:33:44 06/14/10 (2)
- RE: I'm on board with most of that but not completely - DaveK 23:27:44 06/14/10 (1)
- I see you understand the process - hermanesque 23:47:51 06/14/10 (0)
- RE: breakthrough? - Tony Lauck 18:45:15 06/14/10 (2)
- breakthrough? - Roger_Paul 19:35:45 06/14/10 (1)
- RE: breakthrough? - Tony Lauck 00:11:19 06/15/10 (0)
- Nice link! - Charles Hansen 17:34:50 06/14/10 (7)
- Nice link! - Roger_Paul 17:55:54 06/14/10 (6)
- RE: Nice link! - fmak 22:08:42 06/14/10 (0)
- it's different because you get 2 different results - hermanesque 20:19:34 06/14/10 (4)
- breakthrough? - Roger_Paul 21:37:46 06/14/10 (3)
- Velocity of what? (nt) - DaveK 22:24:49 06/14/10 (1)
- exactly /nt - hermanesque 22:34:16 06/14/10 (0)
- I never said AM produces harmonics. But you asked what was the difference in AM and harmonic distortion - hermanesque 22:23:19 06/14/10 (0)
- RE: Now that I've read the explanation it is very clear, this is either a major breakthrough - DaveK 14:18:27 06/14/10 (1)
- Pitch - Tony Lauck 18:52:49 06/14/10 (0)
- I'm glad you wrote this; I was about to - Kristian 09:05:54 06/14/10 (0)
- RE: A truly exceptional claim - fmak 11:13:06 06/11/10 (35)
- RE: A truly exceptional claim - Tony Lauck 12:00:48 06/11/10 (34)
- Maybe.... - alan m. kafton 13:15:13 06/11/10 (33)
- RE: Maybe.... - Tony Lauck 13:36:52 06/11/10 (32)
- RE: Maybe.... - fmak 22:04:49 06/11/10 (31)
- RE: Maybe.... - Tony Lauck 06:31:05 06/12/10 (30)
- Are alternatively, that he has done it. nt - Norm 14:50:06 06/12/10 (29)
- No, most assuredly he has not - hermanesque 21:03:02 06/12/10 (27)
- No, most assuredly he has not - Roger_Paul 23:49:25 06/12/10 (26)
- like I said - hermanesque 08:10:01 06/13/10 (25)
- RE: like I said-Yes - fmak 01:46:51 06/14/10 (0)
- I think you need to add a little humility yourself. - Norm 08:56:14 06/13/10 (23)
- RE: I think you need to add a little humility yourself. - fmak 01:47:47 06/14/10 (2)
- If you are right that it is alchemy. Having heard, I don't think so. nt - Norm 15:16:06 06/14/10 (0)
- If you are right that it is alchemy. Having heard, I don't think so. nt - Norm 12:17:31 06/14/10 (0)
- not really - hermanesque 09:52:08 06/13/10 (19)
- A different example of a Unique Scheme - Tony Lauck 13:32:36 06/13/10 (17)
- RE: A different example of a Unique Scheme - fmak 01:52:07 06/14/10 (6)
- RE: A different example of a Unique Scheme - Tony Lauck 06:38:27 06/14/10 (4)
- A different example of a Unique Scheme - Roger_Paul 07:10:33 06/14/10 (3)
- RE: A different example of a Unique Scheme - Tony Lauck 07:57:15 06/14/10 (2)
- Bad experience - Roger_Paul 08:34:57 06/14/10 (1)
- RE: Bad experience - Tony Lauck 08:58:26 06/14/10 (0)
- RE: A different example of a Unique Scheme - Ryelands 02:46:21 06/14/10 (0)
- A different example of a Unique Scheme - Roger_Paul 17:11:19 06/13/10 (2)
- I already posted my advice for you. - Tony Lauck 17:42:50 06/13/10 (0)
- diversion - hermanesque 17:35:46 06/13/10 (0)
- another example to set off your BS detectors - hermanesque 16:02:42 06/13/10 (6)
- Yes, liike Thomas Edison. nt - Norm 20:10:18 06/13/10 (5)
- RE: Yes, liike Thomas Edison. nt - rick_m 20:38:34 06/13/10 (4)
- There is evidence he stole others' inventions. nt - Tony Lauck 08:24:32 06/14/10 (0)
- do a little research on Edison and discover he was in very large part a BS artist - hermanesque 21:44:43 06/13/10 (2)
- RE: do a little research on Edison and discover he was in very large part a BS artist - rick_m 06:08:15 06/14/10 (1)
- however - hermanesque 10:05:47 06/14/10 (0)
- It is harmonic distortion caused by the electronics - Norm 13:19:01 06/13/10 (0)
- RE: Are alternatively, that he has done it. nt - Tony Lauck 18:28:40 06/12/10 (0)
- Pricing? [nt] - alan m. kafton 17:46:40 06/10/10 (3)
- $1995 nt - Norm 19:15:11 06/10/10 (2)
- RE: $1995 nt - alan m. kafton 23:44:41 06/10/10 (1)
- The Minerva or the Dac202? - Norm 11:41:54 06/11/10 (0)
- keep us in touch with this - thanks! n/t - panhead 22:38:22 06/09/10 (0)
- RE: A truly exceptional dac-the H-cat dac - fmak 09:28:27 06/09/10 (59)
- Its clear to me - Dawnrazor 07:17:20 06/10/10 (0)
- Dopper is also red and blue shift in light. nt - Norm 09:32:48 06/09/10 (57)
- RE: Dopper is also red and blue shift in light. nt - Ryelands 10:27:06 06/09/10 (56)
- All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - Norm 10:51:25 06/09/10 (55)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - fmak 11:05:48 06/09/10 (54)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - Mercman 12:17:56 06/09/10 (52)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - fmak 22:11:54 06/09/10 (0)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - Tony Lauck 14:55:03 06/09/10 (50)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - Norm 19:56:20 06/09/10 (39)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - Tony Lauck 08:57:28 06/10/10 (38)
- I really see no reason to accept you as an expert or the judge of circuitry. - Norm 11:45:09 06/10/10 (2)
- RE: I really see no reason to accept you as an expert or the judge of circuitry. - fmak 01:33:52 06/11/10 (0)
- RE: I really see no reason to accept you as an expert or the judge of circuitry. - Tony Lauck 12:29:08 06/10/10 (0)
- Carefully chosen question - Roger_Paul 11:14:49 06/10/10 (33)
- I agree with Tony.......harmonic distortion in electronic circuits is a well understood phenomenon. - hermanesque 07:57:20 06/11/10 (0)
- RE: Carefully chosen question - fmak 01:36:59 06/11/10 (0)
- Please, if you're in the biz, could you please register as such? - Chris Garrett 16:21:53 06/10/10 (0)
- RE: Carefully chosen question - Tony Lauck 11:39:25 06/10/10 (29)
- Carefully chosen question - Roger_Paul 15:33:08 06/10/10 (27)
- What happens when I listen to 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' with this DAC? - andy_c 08:00:22 06/11/10 (0)
- RE: Carefully chosen question - rick_m 07:18:04 06/11/10 (0)
- RE: Carefully chosen question-What is being converted? - fmak 01:43:54 06/11/10 (0)
- RE: Carefully chosen question - Ryelands 23:53:57 06/10/10 (18)
- components and room interactions - Roger_Paul 09:19:20 06/11/10 (17)
- RE: components and room interactions - Ryelands 10:32:50 06/11/10 (16)
- Doppler Effect in amplifiers - Roger_Paul 11:44:47 06/11/10 (15)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - rick_m 07:53:35 06/12/10 (0)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - fmak 03:36:19 06/12/10 (0)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - Mercman 15:22:41 06/11/10 (12)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - fmak 03:37:58 06/12/10 (0)
- Doppler Effect in amplifiers - Roger_Paul 15:30:16 06/11/10 (10)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - Mercman 15:51:08 06/11/10 (9)
- Doppler Effect in amplifiers - Roger_Paul 16:52:40 06/11/10 (8)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - ronpod 19:25:11 06/11/10 (7)
- Doppler Effect in amplifiers - Roger_Paul 20:32:36 06/11/10 (6)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - monaco 04:53:53 06/12/10 (4)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - ronpod 10:46:20 06/13/10 (3)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - Roger_Paul 16:06:47 06/13/10 (2)
- RE: Doppler Effect in amplifiers - ronpod 20:59:58 06/13/10 (0)
- excellent obfuscation, I particularly like the cool sounding stuff you made up that almost sounds like it's real - hermanesque 18:24:29 06/13/10 (0)
- how about submitting your findings for peer review? - hermanesque 22:05:54 06/11/10 (0)
- Carefully chosen answer - Tony Lauck 18:29:43 06/10/10 (2)
- RE: Carefully chosen answer - fmak 01:46:17 06/11/10 (1)
- RE: Carefully chosen answer - Tony Lauck 06:12:44 06/11/10 (0)
- RE: Carefully chosen question - mike tame 17:01:29 06/10/10 (1)
- components and room interactions - Roger_Paul 20:18:22 06/10/10 (0)
- RE: Carefully chosen question - Phelonious Ponk 13:04:36 06/10/10 (0)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - Mercman 11:07:42 06/10/10 (0)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - Mercman 16:15:12 06/09/10 (9)
- RE: All that I can really understand about this circuit is that like in every wave form Doppler affects the pitch. - fmak 22:18:49 06/09/10 (8)
- I do not take it as a poke at me, but I doubt if what you read on Wikipedia is sufficient. - Norm 11:48:07 06/10/10 (6)
- RE:I don't need wiki; I worked on laser doppler measurements once - fmak 12:11:38 06/10/10 (5)
- Maybe, or maybe he doesn't want to lead people to what he is doing. - Norm 13:06:46 06/10/10 (4)
- RE: Maybe, or maybe he doesn't want to lead people to what he is doing. - fmak 22:19:22 06/10/10 (3)
- Are you talking about the UK act? Certainly in the US and as I recall in the UK, few sellers come clean. nt - Norm 11:49:45 06/11/10 (2)
- RE: Are you talking about the UK act? Certainly in the US and as I recall in the UK, few sellers come clean. nt - fmak 22:08:20 06/11/10 (0)
- RE: Are you talking about the UK act? Certainly in the US and as I recall in the UK, few sellers come clean. nt - Tony Lauck 12:26:51 06/11/10 (0)
- Be nicer to your friends here. (nt) - Mercman 05:58:19 06/10/10 (0)
- Could be. nt - Norm 11:07:33 06/09/10 (0)
- RE: A truly exceptional dac-the H-cat dac - ted_b 09:24:08 06/09/10 (12)
- I suspect that it doesn't. - Norm 09:31:15 06/09/10 (11)
- But you said you played a hirez file - ted_b 09:47:41 06/09/10 (10)
- I played a Reference Recording disc that came with the Minerva. - Norm 09:57:59 06/09/10 (9)
- Pure Music shows the rate it is playing on my computer. /nt - hermanesque 12:34:46 06/09/10 (8)
- Where? nt - Norm 13:13:14 06/09/10 (7)
- just above the iTunes window - hermanesque 12:11:52 06/10/10 (4)
- Is this only when playing from memory? I don't play from memory as I have a SSD. nt - Norm 13:09:29 06/10/10 (3)
- When I turn off memory play it still shows the rate and says "playing from disk" /nt - hermanesque 15:37:05 06/10/10 (0)
- RE: Is this only when playing from memory? I don't play from memory as I have a SSD. nt - Mercman 13:59:25 06/10/10 (1)
- Will do, thanks. nt - Norm 14:24:03 06/10/10 (0)
- H-Cat DAC - tailspinrex 15:05:34 06/09/10 (1)
- RE: H-Cat DAC - Norm 16:57:41 06/09/10 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: Bad experience - Tony Lauck 08:58:26 06/14/10 (0)