[HAM] Anital: was (New B-3)

[Scott Hawthorn]

At 10:46 PM 2/1/2008, John Freund wrote:
>I, too, used this same argument to bash Digital.  But the logic is being
>applied in the wrong and place and well, logic is irrelevant.
>
>Analog is an approximation, too.  It's an analogy (hence, the name), not the
>thing.  (Consult Lotman and Magritte for further exploration of that line of
>thinking.)  Except instead being scattered by an algorithm among scads of
>1's and 0's it's scattered via electro-magnetism among scads of charged
>metal particles.
>
>What is KEY is how your BRAIN puts it back together (that's where all the
>magic happens and relevant logic disappears), and what it finds pleasing to
>hear.
>
>And while you might think that analog sounds better and is more complete NOW
>(right after you record something), I'd bet you'd find the digital recording
>more complete decades from now after time has reoriented some of those metal
>particles.
>
>There's more I could say but, eh, I think I'll go listen to some vinyl.  The
>scratchier, the better.

That reminds me, in case anyone wondered, yes I *am* working on the first 
RADIO ORJAZM show. It's a long process. Everything that goes on the show 
has to be recorded to the computer first, especially scratchy old records. 
I hadda a lotta stuff already on board here, but these are the trax that 
many of you have already heard over the years.

I find it beyond funny that a bunch of enthusiasts for one of the most 
LO-FI instruments ever built (that would be Hammonds) are getting their 
knickers in twists about extremely HI-FI sound. Heck, I cut my teeth on 
this LO-FI instrument from records that were sometimes scratchy, sometimes 
MONO, and trust me, if you love music, you shouldn't care! The trick is to 
listen right through the crud. That's what we essentially do when we play 
our Hammods. And why be angry about what Hmmond-Suzuki does or doesn't do, 
or sell? I say, more power to 'em if they ca sell that stuff. In a world 
that can NEVER go back to building real tonewheel instruments, I think 
we're lucky that there's any alternative at all! Not that I'm buying, I 
don't need it. I'm going to go out on a limb here (once again), and say 
that you guys who are worried about the New B-3 are Hammond Snobs. And 
maybe that is a badge of honor that you can wear proudly, fine by me!






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