How do we know when we are pleased
15 April 2005 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Last night I listened to an mp3 of Son House singing a song I had never heard before at Honey where you been so long. I loved it.
A compressed version of a song recorded on 1939 equipment then sampled from (I guess) a 1990’s technology turntable and then compressed. During my lifetime it was thought that it took synchronous ~64kps for satisfactory audio of a telephone call. Turns out folks will accept a lot less - especially if it is mobile or cheap. TV commercials show the shift. “Can you hear me now?” is a fair cry from hearing a pin drop.
Most days I play my mp3 player through my expensive home speakers. I have the same songs on CD and I know the quality is different, but the mp3 player doesn’t take as long as the CD juke box to get to the next piece. Quality and convenience elasticity. Personally, I can’t predict what will satisfy me - or anyone else.
I also listened to an mp3 of John Fahey playing a song that I hadn’t heard in over 30 years at a site I can’t remember. I loved that too.
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My dad has started bloggging. If his first post “How do we know when we are pleased” is any indication, his blog will be informative, informal, and interesting.
He pointed out something I haven’t thought about before, and that is the acceptable level of