Daccord Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Does anyone know why the first track, March Winds in February, on Van Morrison's new album has a truck back-up alarm in the background for the first minute or so? Link to comment
firedog Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 What I hear isn't a truck backup alarm... Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Daccord Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, firedog said: What I hear isn't a truck backup alarm... UPS alarm? Opinions on Van Morrison aside, what do you think the beeping noise is? Link to comment
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firedog Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 6 hours ago, Daccord said: UPS alarm? Opinions on Van Morrison aside, what do you think the beeping noise is? I don't think it is an alarm. Listen without the preconceived notion that it's an alarm and maybe you will hear something different. If anyone else wants to offer an opinion.... Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Daccord Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 14 hours ago, firedog said: I don't think it is an alarm. Listen without the preconceived notion that it's an alarm and maybe you will hear something different. If anyone else wants to offer an opinion.... I listened again but whatever it is, it still sounds like something that shouldn't be there. Link to comment
Allan F Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Daccord said: I listened again but whatever it is, it still sounds like something that shouldn't be there. FWIW, the sound is on beat with the rhythm of the song. It sounds like an electronic "percussive" creation. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
fas42 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Yes, it's a deliberate, high pitched percussive element - in a separate acoustic space from the other instruments - has quite a sweet sparkle to it on my laptop, from a YouTube clip. Why do musicians "add stuff" to the music ...well, they're musicians, 🙂. They like "playing with sound", and for them it adds character to the song... Link to comment
Daccord Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 27 minutes ago, Allan F said: FWIW, the sound is on beat with the rhythm of the song. It sounds like an electronic "percussive" creation. Do you think it adds to the song, or would the song be better without it? Link to comment
Allan F Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 19 hours ago, Daccord said: Do you think it adds to the song, or would the song be better without it? IMO, a cymbal would have sounded better but Van Morrison, who also produced the album, obviously had other ideas. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
firedog Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 21 hours ago, Allan F said: FWIW, the sound is on beat with the rhythm of the song. It sounds like an electronic "percussive" creation. It seems to me to be some kind of percussion designed to resemble a triangle, but more powerful. I do think it is a bit overdone. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Gussy Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I’m pretty sure that’s a triangle. Link to comment
firedog Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, Gussy said: I’m pretty sure that’s a triangle. I actually thinks it sounds like a triangle too, it just seems a bit too strong. Maybe it's just the mix. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
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