[AH] Re: Moog/A6 was Re: [AH] Re: [A6] Re: [AH] New Track -Electro/Trip-Hop/Dub

[Geoff Moehrke]

I have no idea which is which, but I'll add that I slightly prefer the sound
of the first.  The only difference I can describe is that the first sounds a
bit "rounder".  If you listen carefully to the second example, it's very
difficult to discern the pitch of the notes in the lower octave.  I would
guess that this is due to filter differences and resulting differences
(slight) in harmonic content of the two examples.  If I didn't listen very
carefully, several times, I wouldn't have even noticed this at all...

This reminds me a bit of the great Monster Cable debate that audiophiles
tend to engage in on a regular basis.  There are those who claim that
there's a vast difference in audio quality when 'inferior' (i.e. normally
priced) cables are used for speakers or interconnects.  Then there are those
that believe you can achieve satisfactory results without having to purchase
$100-per-yard-vacuum-sealed-lead-shielded-oxygen-enhanced-super-carbon-nanot
ube-reinforced-double-electron-friendly-dually-redundant-two-inch-in-diamete
r speaker wire.  I tend to believe much of the perceived difference is
psychological.  

If it's this hard to hear the difference with a direct A/B comparison and
nothing else in the background (or foreground for that matter), I can't
imagine it having any great impact on the overall quality of a track...

So, Colin, are you going to tell us which is which?????



> -----Original Message-----
> From: matrix [mailto:matrixsynth at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 3:35 PM
> To: OH; Colin Chung; Analogue Heaven
> Subject: Re: [AH] Re: Moog/A6 was Re: [AH] Re: [A6] Re: [AH] 
> New Track -Electro/Trip-Hop/Dub
> 
> > the attack, i don't hear much difference.
> > sorry. :-)
> 
> I didn't at first either, but then you start to notice.  It's 
> like putting up slightly different shades of white.  They are 
> all white but when you put them up to eachother you see the 
> difference.  A crisper absolute white just has a brighter 
> more open character to it. You feel feel more awake looking 
> at it if that makes any sesne.  It's subtle until you focus 
> on the difference in the resulting feel of the two.  Sounds 
> crazy but that's how it works for me.  I can "feel" the 
> difference in the two examples.  The second one has that ramp 
> to it - kind of like a subtle portamento in the filter itself 
> - there is also that certain characteristing to the sound.  I 
> think Mark Pulver did a much better job describing it.  It is 
> there, like different shades of white.
> 
> Cheers,
> matrix 
> 
>