Is it me, must be as I am the only one who can see the difference. But I've been to a few dance parties of late, and the so-called bands are mainly a guitarist and singer, of course they can play an entire orchestra, basically a glorified Karaoke setup. Had a band in at the weekend 2 guitarists, drums, keyboard and karaoke background. What my problem is, the sounds are not pure, but digitally messed around. Being very deaf I find the noise is un-pleasant.
Are we now accepting sub-standard music as the norm, I can see why some are turning back to vinal records.
I think a DJ playing CD's would be more effective.
Whenarewethere said
12:42 PM Nov 14, 2022
They also wouldn't know what a decent piece of hi-fi equipment is, & it has nothing to do with volume.
iana said
12:57 PM Nov 14, 2022
Hi-Fi is an unknown word today. We had one of the Australian Bands in the village where I live. They played all sorts of music, and it was all played on site via the various instruments they had, fantastic singers. It sounded sooo good, no pre-recorded stuff, or messy mixers. Don't ever miss a chance to hear them live folks.
Grumpytoo said
01:08 PM Nov 14, 2022
Today most people are listening to their music via their phones. This really misses the full experience that vinyl and a good stereo system provide.
86GTS said
02:11 PM Nov 14, 2022
I've been playing guitar since 1964, there are some fantastic gadgets around these days. I can make myself sound like a full band with these three units. Far left: This unit has 80 different guitar sounds plus an inbuilt drum machine. Centre: Is a looper, it records what I play & then repeats it while I play over the top of it. It basically creates layers of sound. Far right: Is a vocal echo unit, it has infinite voice adjustments & a processor that irons out any flat or sharp notes that I might sing. I still love vinyl, I've got around 300 albums.
Blues Man said
06:56 AM Nov 15, 2022
That's real nice 86 GTS and it would sound great as well. I have got very lazy the years and now i just play and sing with backing tracks.
After many years of just doing guitar and vocal only ,i now resort to backing tracks ,i love the big sound , backing tracks produce ,just like a band
but without all the hassles . My gigs now are mainly with the chapter we're in .My gear now is very condensed , iPad with lyrics and backing tracks
and a small wifi speaker with acoustic and if i need more sound ,i have a small battery operated wifi Bose with plenty of grunt .
That keeps me and the people listening very happy.
Cheers.
Magnarc said
11:14 AM Nov 15, 2022
Hi Patrick, Gave Bertha Bass a bit of a run last Saturday with a guy on the 88 and a mate on sax. The old folks loved it especially when I told them how old I was!. Music is my life, has been ever since Ma nad Pa bought me piano aged ten. Good to hear that you are keeping your hand in Patrick, I mostly play for my own enjoyment now but still like to do the odd gig here and there.
Accompanied James Last and Bert Kaempfert a couple of nights ago. Great CDs!!!!!
dogbox said
02:01 PM Nov 15, 2022
Grumpytoo wrote:
Today most people are listening to their music via their phones. This really misses the full experience that vinyl and a good stereo system provide.
i recently updated tug an the first thing i discover is that a cd player is no longer part of the car
Possum3 said
04:34 PM Nov 15, 2022
dogbox wrote:
I recently updated tug and the first thing I discover is that a cd player is no longer part of the car.
Except in Latest model Series 5 Y62 Patrol TiL.
Tony Bev said
11:52 PM Nov 18, 2022
I think that it is the signs of the times, Ian
When we were teenagers, most live performances were actually live
This day and age, many artist seem to rely on canned music, and to my ears, it is not the same
Blues Man said
07:20 AM Nov 19, 2022
You're right Tony Bev it's not the same but it's very close. In my younger days the band i was working with had a residency at a restaurant for 18 months ,6 nights
a week and we would have to learn new material on the run ,not easy to do , but now there are backing tracks (canned music) which made life a lot
easier and that comes with technology which does make life easier , and , that is why soloist and duo's will work with backing tracks ,a big sound for minimal
amount of people .I myself love the sound of a big band but i don't like the problems that goes with it.
Is it me, must be as I am the only one who can see the difference. But I've been to a few dance parties of late, and the so-called bands are mainly a guitarist and singer, of course they can play an entire orchestra, basically a glorified Karaoke setup. Had a band in at the weekend 2 guitarists, drums, keyboard and karaoke background. What my problem is, the sounds are not pure, but digitally messed around. Being very deaf I find the noise is un-pleasant.
Are we now accepting sub-standard music as the norm, I can see why some are turning back to vinal records.
I think a DJ playing CD's would be more effective.
They also wouldn't know what a decent piece of hi-fi equipment is, & it has nothing to do with volume.
I've been playing guitar since 1964, there are some fantastic gadgets around these days.
I can make myself sound like a full band with these three units.
Far left: This unit has 80 different guitar sounds plus an inbuilt drum machine.
Centre: Is a looper, it records what I play & then repeats it while I play over the top of it. It basically creates layers of sound.
Far right: Is a vocal echo unit, it has infinite voice adjustments & a processor that irons out any flat or sharp notes that I might sing.
I still love vinyl, I've got around 300 albums.
That's real nice 86 GTS and it would sound great as well. I have got very lazy the years and now i just play and sing with backing tracks.
After many years of just doing guitar and vocal only ,i now resort to backing tracks ,i love the big sound , backing tracks produce ,just like a band
but without all the hassles . My gigs now are mainly with the chapter we're in .My gear now is very condensed , iPad with lyrics and backing tracks
and a small wifi speaker with acoustic and if i need more sound ,i have a small battery operated wifi Bose with plenty of grunt .
That keeps me and the people listening very happy.
Cheers.
Hi Patrick, Gave Bertha Bass a bit of a run last Saturday with a guy on the 88 and a mate on sax. The old folks loved it especially when I told them how old I was!. Music is my life, has been ever since Ma nad Pa bought me piano aged ten. Good to hear that you are keeping your hand in Patrick, I mostly play for my own enjoyment now but still like to do the odd gig here and there.
Accompanied James Last and Bert Kaempfert a couple of nights ago. Great CDs!!!!!
i recently updated tug an the first thing i discover is that a cd player is no longer part of the car
Except in Latest model Series 5 Y62 Patrol TiL.
When we were teenagers, most live performances were actually live
This day and age, many artist seem to rely on canned music, and to my ears, it is not the same
You're right Tony Bev it's not the same but it's very close. In my younger days the band i was working with had a residency at a restaurant for 18 months ,6 nights
a week and we would have to learn new material on the run ,not easy to do , but now there are backing tracks (canned music) which made life a lot
easier and that comes with technology which does make life easier , and , that is why soloist and duo's will work with backing tracks ,a big sound for minimal
amount of people .I myself love the sound of a big band but i don't like the problems that goes with it.
Cheers.