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Why can't I find a definition for DSM on a web search?

Some friends and I were debating what the acronym DSM actually referred to. After a number of exhaustive searches we came up empty. We saw "Doctor of Sacred Music", "Decidedly Superior Music", "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders",  and a list of LINN products. I had thought it meant Digital Streaming Media... what's the definitive definition?
gwbeers
acresverde
386 posts
 
District Sales Manager, typically.
jordysg
6 posts
 
This might help.

https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/pro-audio-dsp-dsm
gwbeers OP
76 posts
 
Thanks jordysg, I'm aware of Pro Audio's DSM (Dynamic Spectrum Mapper) plugin. But it seems hard to imagine that when people refer to DSM music, it would imply that it had all been tweaked with a particular piece of software. I think there might be a more generic acronym they're referring to.
djohnson54
396 posts
 
This page (https://www.facebook.com/pg/DSMMusicDSM/about/?ref=page_internal) indicates that it stands for "Different Sort of Music." It doesn't, however, say what's different about it and, since a lot of music is different, it's not very helpful either.  I guess you have to listen to it (I didn't) and decide.  Maybe I'm just too old! :)
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