Re: [LAU] eyes verses ears

Interesting points ... especially today, since I just got "elected" to
conduct a new concert band we're setting up here (for beginners ...
should be interesting). But, having done a bit of study about the role
of a conductor it really does bring the "audio only" question to the
forefront. And I'd not talking about the highly visible music we see
at rock concerts, etc.

As an audience member I find myself playing lots of attention to the
conductor as well as the physical movements of players: the tension in
the face of a cello player, the stance of a trumpeter, etc.

So, for live music ... yeah, the visual becomes quite important. But,
when we translate this to a recording, the visual is all but lost.
Even in a video recording, I get very little sense of the visual.
Maybe I need a much bigger screen?

I have decent vision, so I have no idea how this translates to a blind
person. I can only assume that other senses assume the role of sight?

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Rusty Perez <rustys.lists@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Let me start out by saying that I don't intend for this to be a
> "which is better" discussion. This is more of a "why?" discussion,
> and, "what can you do with it which can't be done otherwise?"
> discussion.
>
> In reviewing the list of applications Gabbe used on the new album,
> there is mention of an application used to visualize the mix. I got
> to wondering.
> A mix is purely an auditory medium, right? So, (and I'll play dumb
> here) why do we need to visualize a mix?
> Now, part of this is purely selfish, since I happen to be blind, and
> so these visualization tools are not available to me. But, though I
> understand the advantages of an onscreen mixer, or a mouse driven
> interface, since, theoretically everything conveyed in an audible mix
> is received by the ears, shouldn't it be enough to experience it,
> perceive it, analyze it audibly?
>
> Now, of course, I understand that deficiencies in speakers or
> headphones, audio volume limitations, maybe even hearing limitations
> are likely some reasons for using a visual method for analyzing an
> audio medium, but are there others?
>
> I also understand the idea that, if a tool is available, then it
> should, be used, but is there something which can be achieved, in the
> audio spectrum, which can only be achieved via the visual medium?
>
> Just some thoughts.
> Rusty
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