25th January 2012
So how can we begin our journey to educate our ears and gain a deeper appreciation of fine audio?
The natural starting point is to listen to live music. Listen to different types of live music in different locations. At Wolfson technical conferences, we have organised a church pipe organ classical recital (did you know our chief technical writer was so talented?), attended a concert by the flamenco guitarist Juan Martin, and spent time watching a local band in a recording studio. Each event had it's own acoustic signature which has it's own challenge to the listener. Only by attending many live music events and building that background of experience can we begin to educate our ears and appreciate recorded music.
I listened to a string quartet play Mozart in Austria. No electronics, just the amplification of string via a hand crafted wood cavity and well designed room acoustics. I was struck by how I could clearly separate the sounds made by each musician in the same way you might tune into different conversations at a cocktail party.
So to start the journey into fine audio, get out, listen to live music. The local trad session in the pub, the church organ recital, the stadium rock gig, the busker outside the shopping mall. And as you do, spend just a few moments, listening critically. How does it sound, what can you hear, where is the sound coming from, how does it make you feel? Build up your audio experience and acoustic memories.
So have some fun and invest funds in your acoustic bank account.
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