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Newguest Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Sonic interaction
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A group of musicians were talking to a producer and one of them said: We were talking about different recording approaches, about ambient recording, in the sense of trying to capture not just the performance but the sonic interaction of the people in the room. I think Brian became very interested in this.
--- I understand that performance refers to the show of the group, but I'm not sure I understand "the sonic interaction of the people in the room" part??? So, they wanted to record songs, but wanted to capture not only their own performance (the way they played), but also "sonic interaction of the people in the room". How do you understand these words?
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A group of musicians were talking to a producer and one of them said: We were talking about different recording approaches, about ambient recording, in the sense of trying to capture not just the performance but the sonic interaction of the people in the room. I think Brian became very interested in this.
--- I understand that performance refers to the show of the group, but I'm not sure I understand "the sonic interaction of the people in the room" part??? So, they wanted to record songs, but wanted to capture not only their own performance (the way they played), but also "sonic interaction of the people in the room". How do you understand these words?
Thanks
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The speaker presumably thinks that there is an aspect of "sonic interaction" that transcends mere "performance" -- some sort of collective ambience or atmosphere that is more than just the sum of the individual sounds the musicians make and is therefore harder to capture on a recording. The expression has a faint whiff of BS to me.
- The speaker presumably thinks that there is an aspect of "sonic interaction" that transcends mere "performance" -- some sort of collective ambience or atmosphere that is more than just the sum of the individual sounds the musicians make and is therefore harder to capture on a recording.
- The expression has a faint whiff of BS to me.
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The speaker presumably thinks that there is an aspect of "sonic interaction" that transcends mere "performance" -- some sort of collective ambience or atmosphere that is more than just the sum of the individual sounds the musicians make and is therefore harder to capture on a recording. The expression has a faint whiff of BS to me.
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Maybe the term "sonic interaction" says that on the recording they wanted to capture not only their own performance, but also the reaction of the audience to their show. On the other hand, it seems a bit strange to me, because you usually record songs in a studio and there is no audience ...
Maybe the term "sonic interaction" says that on the recording they wanted to capture not only their own performance, but also the reaction of the audience to their show. On the other hand, it seems a bit strange to me, because you usually record songs in a studio and there is no audience ...
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NewguestMaybe the term "sonic interaction" says that on the recording they wanted to capture not only their own performance, but also the reaction of the audience to their show.That's not how I understand it.
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On second thought I think it's all about them playing in a studio.
They want to capture not only how the play, but also a moment on tape that could never be captured quite the exact same way again.
They want to capture not only how the play, but also a moment on tape that could never be captured quite the exact same way again.
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NewguestOn second thought I think it's all about them playing in a studio.
Yes, that's how it seems to me.
NewguestThey want to capture not only how the play, but also a moment on tape that could never be captured quite the exact same way againThe difficulty I have is in understanding the distinction between "performan
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I think Mr. Wordy has it right. So much of popular music is electronically generated it's almost impossible to separate the musicians from the electronics. Some sound is electronically generated and snippets are borrowed from other recordings. Usually more time is spent in post production, mixing, adding echo and other effects, - than is spent in composing, rehearsing, and recording the mu
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Edit. I don't find an attendant aroma with the earlier "ambient recording," and suspect it covers everything implied by the more offensive "sonic interaction."
The main difference between the terms is that ambient recording describes the focus of the process, while "sonic interaction" is what that process attempts to capture.
The main difference between the terms is that ambient recording describes the focus of the process, while "sonic interaction" is what that process attempts to capture.
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