Re: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can tell a syntho-piano a mile away. So can anyone else who's ever listened to a good piano played 
right.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcos Sueiro" <mls2137@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs


> After reading this in the Feb 27 Business Week, I'll believe anything when it comes to people's 
> hearing.
>
> "The familiar acoustic piano, with hammers that hit strings, seems almost quaint. As a piece of 
> furniture, it's still impressive. But unless you spend big, it won't sound half as good as even a 
> low-end portable keyboard that stores digital samples of actual notes played on a grand piano."
>
> Marcos (in his 30s)
>
>
> --On Monday, March 13, 2006 11:06 AM -0600 Scott Phillips <scottp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I'm having much the same experience when interacting with the
> > '30-something' engineering types. I'm 53. It does make me wonder if the
> > older folks here on the list are having the same experiences.....
> >
> > Perhaps some of us should take up teaching.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> > [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karl Miller
> > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:37 AM
> > To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs
> >
> > On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, Marie Azile O'Connell wrote:
> >
> > > There was something comforting about editing the 'old' way.  I used to
> >
> > > love moving both reels back and forth to get the exact position, mark
> > > it, cut and splice, and have it as perfect as can be.  But, I love a
> > > challenge!  The learning curve was digital, and it did take longer,
> > > and at times I would despair!  But, 'seeing' the waveform was so cool,
> >
> > > and after a while that came easy to do.  I almost feel like I am
> > cheating.  Progress......
> >
> > As for nostalgia..."when I was a kid" my first semester of electronic
> > music, c.1970, was devoted exclusively to the techniques of musique
> > concrete. I still recall splicing blocks where the edit would be spread
> > out over a foot...which was the only way to get a long attack on the
> > initial envelope. Talk about needing sharp razor blades...and of course
> > we used acetate tape...
> >
> > I have often wondered about all of those tapes that still probably
> > reside in the electronic music labs...I am reminded of all of the
> > different formats we used over the years...8 channel pieces on 1/2 inch
> > tape, dbx encoded, etc. I wonder if anyone has been doing work with
> > these artifacts.
> >
> > And speaking of nostalgia...at a wedding on Friday night I was seated
> > next to some "kid" (probably in his early 30s) who had an interest in
> > the history of electronic music. He quizzed me like I was some relic
> > from the ancient past.
> >
> > I keep my 8 inch floppies (Fairlight), old reels (Music V) etc as a
> > reminder of how quickly things change...well for me, it seems "like it
> > was only yesterday..."
> >
> > Indeed, I do feel like I am cheating today. It also makes me appreciate
> > all that much more the craft of those engineers of the past. At times I
> > think that as the technology improved, the number of edits increased...
> >
> > Karl (feeling old at just 58)
>
>
>
> Marcos