I figured it was still crude, but it's moving there. The next step will be taking individual tracks
of Really Badly Recorded multi-track recordings like, say Derek and the Dominos and recreating them
in super-fidelity. Think of the possibilities -- a whole new way to reissue every "classic
recording." Too much potential $$$ to leave on the table. Just to be clear, I'm not advocating any
of this, just looking at where it's headed.
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcos Sueiro" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Two other N.Y. Times article on a different type of digitizing
> Tom,
>
> It looks like the first article is exactly about that. Only MIDI is too crude a language (e.g.
> only sustain pedal on/off), so I think Zenph created its own software.
>
> As the reviewer points out, though, a performer will change his performance with the instrument. I
> would add: a performer will also change his performance to the hall (although maybe less in a
> studio).
>
> I would also add that I have heard few (no?) Yamaha pianos that I like.
>
> Marcos
>
> Tom Fine wrote:
>> One thing related to this I've always wondered. For instance, an old piano recording, a great
>> performance but a crapola 78 recording. Why couldn't modern MIDI software recreate all the subtle
>> attack, decay, rhythmic eccentricities, etc that make the performance unique and then play it
>> back on a good if not fantastic sounding MIDI Yamaha grand piano, for example? Not sure if this
>> is doable to the level of precision I'd want, but it's an interesting thing. Perhaps one day, all
>> low-fidelity recordings of great musical merit can be recreated in high fidelity. Then again,
>> perhaps not?
>>
>> -- Tom Fine
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcos Sueiro" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:40 PM
>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Two other N.Y. Times article on a different type of digitizing
>>
>>
>>> The first is about the new recordings of Zenph's "recreations" of performances in old recordings
>>> (How are we going to note these in the metadata?)
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/arts/music/12conn.html
>>>
>>> This one is about preserving videogames (which, of course, include sound). You may think it is
>>> challenging to safely point a digital file of audio to, say, the corresponding LP cover. Imagine
>>> keeping the code and machines necessary to "preserve" these:
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/arts/design/12vide.html
>>>
>>> Marcos
>>> CU Libraries
>>>
>
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