What synthesizer can we hear, preferably on record, that can compare and exceed the rich harmonics of a pipe organ? Why is fast attack preferrable to slow? Does something that is below the threshold of human hearing add to the enjoyment of the musical experience in some subliminal way? Just wondering.
Why not the piano as a reference for bass
I see a lot of commentary/reviews on a systems bass response that all seem to hinge on the 41 hz double bass and such range. At 27.5 the A0 note on a piano seems a better point to judge. Lots of piano in normal music vs say an organ note. I know when I feel that deep chord played it is one of things I enjoy about listening the most! Was listening to Wish you were here live and the piano was sublime.
So is it more of how much musical energy is perceived in the 40 hz range or what that makes this more of a reproduction benchmark?
I welcome your input!
New Joe Bonamassa out BTW!
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Artificially generated sound hurt my soul... Generally... Why ?
Because a Natural vibrating sound source, a pipe organ for example or a piano string transmit an acoustical information about its physical state... An electronical sound do not... Sound is not a subjective experience only it is an objective takes on some aspect of the physical world (timbre) informing us....
It is why i hate A.I. invasion so useful it could be on some specfic case... I dont listen electronica....
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You are well ahead of me, I can't even play the drums. But I did not make up the bit about Yamaha using sound recorded from a Bosendorfer Imperial! From Yamaha's Australian website: CLP-765GP - Features - Clavinova - Pianos - Musical Instruments - Products - Yamaha - Music - Australia
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I recently bought Hyperion’s CD (no SACD available) of Marc-Andre Hamelin playing the opus 106 Hammerklavier Sonata. According to the notes, during its composition Beethoven was given a Broadwood piano from London. Like Viennese pianos of the time, these had a six octave range, but started half an octave lower at CC compared to FF. The first two movements of the sonata use the higher range, the last two the lower one. So it would seem that Beethoven did indeed compose for a future instrument, since no single piano he was aware of could manage all the notes in the Hammerklavier Sonata. Similar thinking is behind the Stuart and Sons extended keyboard instruments, which have some other revolutionary features including a fourth pedal, which moves the hammer closer to the strings for really soft playing. The strings couple to the soundboard vertically rather than horizontally, and transmit more sound energy than conventional pianos. They are deliberately designed for a livelier sound than say Steinways or Bosendorfers. |
The attack on a pipe organ on a really deep note takes time for the pipe/chamber to fill so the note comes on more gradually. A synthesizer can play basically any waveform all the way down to subharmonic. A subharmonic square wave with an instantaneous rise time is harder on the speakers that have to make the transition more quickly. |
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