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Re: What exactly is a focused sound?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2020-02-26 02:42

John Peacock wrote:

> Thanks for the sax link, which has a decent try at giving a
> more precise meaning to some of these commonly used words. But
> even so, I don't find it satisfactory. I suggest that threads
> like this will basically go round in circles forever until we
> actually put up some specific sounds. And this shouldn't be
> hard with the sheer quantity of recordings on youtube. All we
> need to do is post a pair of recordings and say "I think A is
> more focused/bright/dark/airy/spread/thin/warm than B" -
> possibly followed by "and I prefer A to B in this regard".

I don't think this will be of any help. For two reasons:

(1) You'd be taking an opinion poll among a sample of people whose opinions may simply differ. The only way this would accomplish much is if everyone subscribing to this BB committed to abiding by the majority opinion (along with any shades of gray you managed to quantify) and to using the specific terms in discussions here only according to the meaning the poll results sanction. It seems easier just to avoid using the words.

(2) We don't, as you yourself observe, lack recorded examples of nearly infinitely various tone qualities (sometimes recorded by the same players in different musical contexts). But when we listen to recorded examples many of us do lack playback equipment with real fidelity to live sound.

I think it would be more realistic simply to end your sentence "I suggest that threads like this will basically go round in circles forever..." right there.

Karl

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