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RE: Viny does NOT sound "warm"?

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In Reply to: RE: Viny does NOT sound "warm"? posted by Tre' on January 04, 2025 at 08:32:41

I had the same thought , that he has chosen to judge a reality that is synthetic .

of course, traditional instruments also vary in sound, but are more easily comparable because they are generally built to a known standard . If your violin doesn't sound like a violin, it can't play the parts.

I had a friend who aspired to a selmar saxophone that is only sold in one music shop that is located in the French subway , and is built to project in that environment. it is popular with jazz players because of that ability to project., aside from the very fine maker, but it still sounds like a saxophone.

many years ago I was listening to a good bar band where the electric guitar was synthesized to play the trumpet parts in the country song ring of fire. Yes, it was in Texas.

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"instruments also vary in sound" - M3 lover 08:23:21 01/06/25 (0)
Some old timers here will remember Robert Fulton of Fulton Musical Industries (FMI). He was best known for his speakers but also may have been the first one promoting/selling heavier gauge speaker wires. His systems were favored by J Gordon Holt when still editor of Stereophile.
I read where Mr Fulton had a musical background and also designed mouthpieces for brass instruments. I happened to mention this to a friend who played trumpet in our school's alumni band. He not only knew about them but told me they were his choice in mouthpieces!
As a non-musician this seemed quite amazing to me. But then I've read many times how guitarists can favor different strings. So when musicians feel or hear subtle differences, it's not my place to deny they exist.

"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made." Groucho

Edits: 01/06/25
RE: "the electric guitar was synthesized to play the trumpet parts in the country song ring of fire" ... - andyr 16:07:00 01/05/25 (1)
Wow! That would've been interesting. Only in Texas! :-))
- RE: "the electric guitar was synthesized to play the trumpet parts in the country song ring of fire" ... - beach cruiser 21:29:50 01/05/25 (0)
  it must have been pretty new tech at the time, because the guitar player was shaking his head in disbelief whenever he played that riff.
  
  corpus Cristi was pretty crazy way back then, the big bars advertised drink specials on the radio, such as buy a beer mug for five dollars and they would fill it free for a year.
  
  I went to a free beer night where the bar tender was lightly tapping men on the head with a baseball bat whenever someone in the crowd started crawling up over the other people trying to get free beer. I enjoyed the beaches the best , as part was a nature preserve where I saw stuff that didn't live in my area. Texas , what can I say.

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