2013/4/27 Tom Crocker <[email protected]> > > I used captured sound OR a captured synth signal, because to my mind these >> are the only two ways of generating a primitive recording, so I don't >> think >> it's too narrow. What else needs to be covered here? >> > > A pickup for an electric guitar > I also dislike 'captured sound' because I didn't interpret it the way you > do. > I think that trying to define all possible types of individual sources is > a road to madness. >
Amen! > It leaves you inflexible to the future and probably wrong about the > present. Instead, if we go down this route we should come up with a form of > words to convey the meaning you're trying to... perhaps "primary source" > > >> You are right about the problem with the current definition, but I think >> it's a wider issue that audio tracks and recordings still have not been >> defined in a way that gives each an independent definition. The only way I >> can see to get around this is to make recording an abstract concept that >> exists when the relevant stage of the project has been finished. That is >> the >> only way I see to explain how AT1 becomes R1, without any substantive >> change >> occurring. >> >> The only weakness I see with making recordings and audio track synonymous >> is >> that in theory it would mean every single piece of multi track audio is a >> recording. But in practice I don't think this will create any problems. >> Audio tracks, on the other hand, don't achieve anything. All they contain >> on >> the diagram is the sound they have captured. >> >> Your definition says that "a recording is a primary source audio track" >> which means, that every piece of multi track audio is a recording. So >> audio >> track achieves nothing. >> > > Really? I'm sorry you interpreted it that way, it certainly wasn't how it > was meant. That's why not only did I say 'primary source' but added: > A primary source audio track is one that is not derived from existing > audio tracks. > That is clearly different from the entirely general: > An *audio track* is a stored representation of sound which can be played > back. > > > >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/RFC-STYLE-208-New-Recordings-Guidelines-tp4651054p4652236.html >> Sent from the MusicBrainz - Style mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MusicBrainz-style mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style >> > > > _______________________________________________ > MusicBrainz-style mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style > -- /symphonick
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