Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1zjqxy wrote
Reply to comment by Opus-the-Penguin in Wiil CD's make a comeback like Vinyl? by trukises
What people actually like about Vinyl Records (besides the Collectible Aspect and the HUGE album art) is the subtle harmonic distortion, the wobble caused by the non-perfect spinning speed of the turntable, and just the general imperfection that comes with an analogue medium.
Vinyl Dust and the other traits are to Music what Scanlines on a CRT is to Retro Gamers. CD is obviously better -- it's a cleaner sound, and playing your 8bit & 16bit games on a high quality HD TV is better, but the nostalgic feeling is from the Imperfections.
Old Vinyl Records make crackly noises.
Old CRT TVs make everything fuzzy.
But software options are getting better and better at replicating those traits.
appleburger17 t1_j206s3a wrote
Go state this in r/vinyl and see if "what people actually like about vinyl records...is the general imperfection". You're just wrong.
Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j206zby wrote
Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j207o1g wrote
If this was an argument about Religion, I might feel compelled to engage in some battle.
But this is about Music, which is subjective. Preferences are preferences. Some people think you should be crucified if you like Ham & Pineapple on your Pizza. I couldn't give a shxt -- Pizza is Pizza. It all tastes the same anyway. Lol.
Some people think you should be tortured to death if you play a 4:3 Aspect Ratio game in forced 16:9....
I say: let people like what they like. If some guy out there likes Mini-Disc, let him listen to Mini-Disc.
If some guy wants to play Super Mario World in 16:9 Aspect Ratio, let him. I don't care enough to argue with them and tell them they're "enjoying the game wrong."
Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j2098l0 wrote
My preference to listen to Music in a digital form is not going to magically make all the Vinyl records in the world disappear.
My preference to play Retro Games emulated is not going to magically make all the physical game carts and cartridges in the world disappear.
You will still have your precious jewel hoard, okay Smaug? Nobody is trying to take your stash. (Even though I can just copy it... Lol.)
appleburger17 t1_j209az0 wrote
You made a statement about what other people prefer. I'm telling you that statement is wrong and giving you a way to get the correct information. If you don't care to be corrected or find the correct information then I have nothing more to offer you. You are remaining willfully ignorant.
Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j20dqm0 wrote
The only aspect I like about Vinyl is sometimes finding cool and unique stuff to sample. (YouTube is a frigging gold mine of potential samples). And samples don't need to be 100% perfect --- even the old-school Akai MPC 2000 did not have a "perfect" sound quality. But people still used it and made some amazing beats with it.
DJ Premier made the "Nas Is Like" beat on it and that's one of the nicest Boom Bap beats I've ever heard.
Music is subjective. You may ~hate~ the stuff that I like. But I don't care. I'm still gunna like it, whether you approve or not.
Is a Playboi Carti fan going to care that I ~hate~ Trap / Mumble Rap and stop listening to what they like because I personally dislike it??? Probably not.
They're just gunna say "Fug-Off, you grouchy Old Head!"
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