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In the Forum: Playback Listening
In the Thread: The “Implied Sound” in Audio.
Post Subject: AdumbrationPosted by Paul S on: 7/26/2008
Re-reading Romy's posts I find myself thinking of the great old black and white films and the way I have responded to them over the years. I don't see this as a perfect analogy because in everyday life the "visual language" tends to dominate and even obscure the "audible language", and this makes straight comparisons difficult, if not impossible.
Still, I think the analogy has merit in the sense that there are even "technical" reasons why black and white can rivet the brain, just as older "shadowed" recordings. FWIW, I have even experienced the peculiar benefits of the shadow effect with spoken word, as opposed to music.
One of my favorite things in language is when words "morph" over time to wind up meaning both one thing and +/- the opposite. Example: "adumbrate", which variously means both to shadow and to bring to light.
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Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site