Comments on: How to legally find music online http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/ Stepping over the steaming pile of reality. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:41:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/comment-page-1/#comment-9364 Dave Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:07:18 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/#comment-9364 The weather is more interesting than 90% of what passes for television these days. Two words - reality TV. The weather is more interesting than 90% of what passes for television these days.

Two words – reality TV.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/comment-page-1/#comment-9355 Nathan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:04:39 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/#comment-9355 analog recording and media have more overtones. if you like depth of sound, then they are better, if you're into shallow sounds, or thin sounds, then digital's the way to go. plus it's really a difference between round waves and square waves. analog, round, digital, square. i likes me some overtones and greater harmonics. there's something to be said for thin sounds though. on the whole i like my sounds to be rich and thick, i mean there's nothing greater than feeling real music vibrate your ribcage, and move up and down your spine. it really gave me my first experience of nothingness. it's very meditative. playing music. it's not the technology, it's the frickin' people. all the technology in the world can't make a descent song. john cage might of said otherwise, but he's dead, so he ain't saying much. give me the intentional experince of listening to music. i don't need my music to block out the everyday sounds that i enjoy listening to...too. we've really shut ourselves off from the outside world. i'm surprised people watch the weather. why? analog recording and media have more overtones. if you like depth of sound, then they are better, if you’re into shallow sounds, or thin sounds, then digital’s the way to go. plus it’s really a difference between round waves and square waves. analog, round, digital, square. i likes me some overtones and greater harmonics. there’s something to be said for thin sounds though. on the whole i like my sounds to be rich and thick, i mean there’s nothing greater than feeling real music vibrate your ribcage, and move up and down your spine. it really gave me my first experience of nothingness. it’s very meditative. playing music. it’s not the technology, it’s the frickin’ people. all the technology in the world can’t make a descent song. john cage might of said otherwise, but he’s dead, so he ain’t saying much.
give me the intentional experince of listening to music. i don’t need my music to block out the everyday sounds that i enjoy listening to…too. we’ve really shut ourselves off from the outside world. i’m surprised people watch the weather. why?

]]> By: Dave http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/comment-page-1/#comment-9351 Dave Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:17:43 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/#comment-9351 I've never had a really great turn-table to take advantage of the warm sound that vinyl fans appreciate. So I associate vinyl to the sounds coming out of my family's old stereo when I was a child. I'm honestly basing my "vinyl is warmer" statements on feedback from many other music fans. Because to me, vinyl equals an annoying background hiss and the need to flip the record every 30 minutes. Does anyone know if the warms sounds of vinyl are preserved when the sound is converted to digital format? Or do you need the sounds originating from the vinyl to get that warmth and richness? I’ve never had a really great turn-table to take advantage of the warm sound that vinyl fans appreciate. So I associate vinyl to the sounds coming out of my family’s old stereo when I was a child.

I’m honestly basing my “vinyl is warmer” statements on feedback from many other music fans. Because to me, vinyl equals an annoying background hiss and the need to flip the record every 30 minutes.

Does anyone know if the warms sounds of vinyl are preserved when the sound is converted to digital format? Or do you need the sounds originating from the vinyl to get that warmth and richness?

]]> By: TDH http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/comment-page-1/#comment-9344 TDH Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:28:21 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/#comment-9344 The portability of MP3s is great, but I also don't buy the argument of the sound being "better" on vinyl. I have vinyl and CD music, popular, jazz, and classical. There is a difference in the sound at times, though much of that seems to come from the original recording technique and quality of the turntable. I can certainly understand preferring vinyl to CD/MP3, but the "better" part is taste. The portability of MP3s is great, but I also don’t buy the argument of the sound being “better” on vinyl. I have vinyl and CD music, popular, jazz, and classical. There is a difference in the sound at times, though much of that seems to come from the original recording technique and quality of the turntable. I can certainly understand preferring vinyl to CD/MP3, but the “better” part is taste.

]]> By: Dave http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/comment-page-1/#comment-9331 Dave Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/#comment-9331 I'll buy your theorem regarding the inverse proportionality of MP3 vs. vinyl in terms of quality. But I still think the importance of MP3 portability outweighs the importance of the quality. If I'm wrong, why does half the planet own iPods but half the planet does not own vinyl? Which is more important (from a technological standpoint) to the majority of the music-buying population? Portability or quality of sound? I am neither hipster nor anti-hipster, so honestly it doesn't take much effort to be Dave. It just happens...like bad poetry in a coffee house. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corna" rel="nofollow">Rock on</a>. I’ll buy your theorem regarding the inverse proportionality of MP3 vs. vinyl in terms of quality. But I still think the importance of MP3 portability outweighs the importance of the quality. If I’m wrong, why does half the planet own iPods but half the planet does not own vinyl? Which is more important (from a technological standpoint) to the majority of the music-buying population? Portability or quality of sound?

I am neither hipster nor anti-hipster, so honestly it doesn’t take much effort to be Dave. It just happens…like bad poetry in a coffee house.

Rock on.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/comment-page-1/#comment-9330 Joshua Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:23:59 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/#comment-9330 Analog sound is not "slightly warmer." It's generally much, much better. How about this: the superiority of mp3 to vinyl in terms of convenience is exactly inverse to the inferiority of mp3 to vinyl (analog) in terms of sound. By the way, being anti-hipster takes just as much effort as being a hipster. Analog sound is not “slightly warmer.” It’s generally much, much better.

How about this: the superiority of mp3 to vinyl in terms of convenience is exactly inverse to the inferiority of mp3 to vinyl (analog) in terms of sound.

By the way, being anti-hipster takes just as much effort as being a hipster.

]]> By: Dave http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/comment-page-1/#comment-9329 Dave Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:52:34 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/#comment-9329 There's nothing wrong with vinyl or any other format of music unless you consider the portability problems. Then vinyl becomes a real pain. Franky, if I owned a bunch of vinyl, I would probably rip it to MP3 and store it digitally anyhow. I know, I know, that would defeat the purpose of vinyl, but I honestly like the convenience more than the slightly warmer sound. I also think vinyl has become a little more popular than it deserves because it is viewed as trendy and cool. Hipsters, and DJs dig vinyl, so it's perceived as a pretty cool thing to collect. How many pairs of horn-rimmed glasses, vintage 80's t-shirts and courier bags do you see walking around in vinyl shop? Play the counting game some day and see if you can spot the urban hipster. There’s nothing wrong with vinyl or any other format of music unless you consider the portability problems. Then vinyl becomes a real pain.

Franky, if I owned a bunch of vinyl, I would probably rip it to MP3 and store it digitally anyhow. I know, I know, that would defeat the purpose of vinyl, but I honestly like the convenience more than the slightly warmer sound.

I also think vinyl has become a little more popular than it deserves because it is viewed as trendy and cool. Hipsters, and DJs dig vinyl, so it’s perceived as a pretty cool thing to collect.

How many pairs of horn-rimmed glasses, vintage 80’s t-shirts and courier bags do you see walking around in vinyl shop? Play the counting game some day and see if you can spot the urban hipster.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/comment-page-1/#comment-9327 Joshua Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:19:07 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/12/how-to-legally-find-music-online/#comment-9327 Vinyl rules. Vinyl rules.

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