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[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 14 April 2008, Alan Cox wrote:
>> Speaking as someone who is a musician who plays keyboard instruments,
>> and as someone who works in audio-video production in recording and
>> post-production, my professional opinion is that the sound quality of
>> the C64 leaves a lot to be desired (noise, buzz, low-resolution, etc.).
>
>It is what you do with it that counts - if noise buzz and low resolution
>were merely a problem then Jimi Hendrix would have problems, and almost
>all analogue instruments are highly variable, temperature dependant and
>non linear, that is *why* they are so useful.
>
>Alan

Amen Alan.  My wife, back when she was teaching, bought a cello, a sweet 
sounding one I fell in love with, then started taking lessons, but it was 
only played for maybe an hour a week & she did not arrive at a level of 
expertise that made it a natural for her.  Now its standing in its case next 
to the piano, and hasn't had its bow rosined in at least 5 years, and the 
last time I heard it, sounded like hell.  Such instruments need to be 
exercised regularly to maintain their sonic quality.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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