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offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2007-10-06 09:00 [#02128908]
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Yawn, i cant listen to another minimal record. I need
something with more MEAT!


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2007-10-06 09:09 [#02128911]
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Great story!


 

offline EVOL from a long time ago on 2007-10-06 09:09 [#02128912]
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i bet you do...


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-10-06 09:12 [#02128914]
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Bad luck on living in Germany then. Fnar fnar!


 

offline Sano on 2007-10-06 09:26 [#02128920]
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It's wunderbar.


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2007-10-06 09:29 [#02128921]
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is it socially respectable to agree with monoid?


 

offline dave_g from United Kingdom on 2007-10-06 09:33 [#02128924]
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I've been listening to GAS today. That is fantastic minimal
techno.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-10-06 09:47 [#02128926]
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minimal techno is minimal.


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2007-10-06 09:49 [#02128927]
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Lol


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-10-06 09:54 [#02128928]
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If I'm transferring S/PDIF signals through a coax cable, ~2m
long and 75 ohm impedance, will shielding matter much? I
mean, noise can't be noise in the same way to a signal that
isn't interpreted as sound until it reaches the end, right?
I mean, less shielding could cause corrupted data to be
sent, but unless that happens, the sound quality should be
the same with a heavily shielded cable and a normal cable,
right?


 

offline dave_g from United Kingdom on 2007-10-06 10:27 [#02128936]
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I'm sorry, but you didn't minimal techno, so I can't help!
However...
If you those SPDIF signals were transmitting minimal techno,
then I would say the following:

More shielding is better in every case. There are probably
comprimises to be made with size, cost, etc, but get the
best cables you can in any instance.

Although you correctly assume noise on a digital signal will
be different to noise on an analogue signal, it will still
cause problems.
Noise on a digital signal can cause bits to "flip" or change
state from a logical 1 to 0.
The effect of this is to corrupt the data. The amount of
corruption may be small and may not be perceived by the
listener, or it may be more and noticable. There is no clear
distinction between crystal clear and corrupted, but more of
a continuum, like analogue.

The thing with digital is, it depends which bit is affected
by the noise...
Since S/PDIF is 20 bits resolution, if the MSB (most
significant bit) is "flipped", the amplitude error for that
sample would be 50%, but if it was the LSB (least
significant bit), it would be tiny! (0.000095%)
It also depends on how many samples are corrupted per second
and the dynamics of the music as to whether data corruption
is audible.

I would suggest getting the best cable you can, or for short
lengths like 2m using TOSLINK fibre optic cables if your
equipment supports it. (light is immune to electrical
problems)
But perhaps before doing all that, if you already have
access to a cheapo cable, try it and see if it's any good.
Use your ears to test it.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-10-06 10:45 [#02128943]
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Yeah, I thought about optical, but a 2m optical cable is
awesomely much more expensive (and prone to breakage) than a
2m coax. Thing is, I got this cable that basically works,
and it works better than the old 2m analogue monster cable I
had (clearer sound, especially in the highs, and the bass is
slightly louder and tighter). It cost, like, 69 kroner (very
little), and the 2m monster cable (and equivalent
consumer-grade cables) costs something like 550 kroner. This
is just for my own music-making hobby ("minimal techno"),
and mp3s ("minimal techno"), so audio quality doesn't have
to be super great, but I was in the store, and I figured
maybe I should try it, since the sound card (e-mu 1820) has
both coax and optical. I got it working, and immediately
noticed the difference, but as I always do, I start thinking
"Ha. Maybe it can get better?!" I started doing the rounds,
checking the internal D/A thingie of the e-mu vs the one in
the receiver (Yamaha RX-V440), and while the E-mu's could be
said to be better, I only work in 48khz/24bit anyway (due to
power-consumption, ins and outs start getting disabled if I
use higher hz, but it goes up to 192 or something), so the
Yamaha's 96khz were more than enough (the signals don't have
to match, right? 96khz would be the roof, not the absolute
value?). I then caught myself doing all the worrying, and
decided I'd just let it be, but as I saw you online, I
figured I could ask.

I'll settle with that it sounds better than it used to, and
that I probably should upgrade my stereo again soon, as it's
getting old. Thanks for the info!


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-10-06 11:39 [#02128962]
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Minimal techno is wondrous. If you want something with more
meat, listen to something that is not minimal techno maybe?


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2007-10-06 11:41 [#02128964]
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Like what? House?


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-10-06 11:45 [#02128967]
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Electro, detroit tech


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-10-06 11:48 [#02128969]
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Although, are you sure you've heard the best minimal techno?
Artists like Villalobos can't fail to blow your mind.


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2007-10-06 11:57 [#02128973]
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Villalobos puts me to sleep! So, maybe you can recommand me
some Detroit techno!


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-10-06 12:05 [#02128976]
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You can't go far wrong with Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Kenny
Larkin and Juan Atkins to name a few.

Drexciya and everything related (Arpanet, Dopplereffekt,
Other People Place etc) is essential electro music, everyone
knows this.


 

offline Sano on 2007-10-06 12:20 [#02128980]
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DJ Assault seems more like your type of music.


 

offline stilaktive from a place on 2007-10-06 12:29 [#02128981]
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minimal is great. a little bit overkill know though with the
scenester guide/ketamin etc.

I think its perfect for pre and post mega party times. a
good wonky tune is always nice to hear.


 

offline George_Kaplan on 2007-10-06 12:36 [#02128982]
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i like mike ink and sahko are they minimal techno?



 

offline woj on 2007-10-06 12:52 [#02128987]
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hakan libdo


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2007-10-07 02:40 [#02129197]
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Minimal techno also put me to sleep. I guess it's becuz none
of us got laid yet.


 

offline _gvarek_ from next to you (Poland) on 2007-10-07 03:22 [#02129215]
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try maximal techno then


 

offline Sandy from Morocco (Morocco) on 2007-10-07 09:07 [#02129295]
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heh heh... Monoid needs more meat...


 

offline Chihiro from twins land on 2007-10-07 11:57 [#02129337]
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meaty minimal techno exists...


 

offline Sandy from Morocco (Morocco) on 2007-10-07 12:13 [#02129338]
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I bet Monoid would prefer that meat to be sausage... heh
heh...


 


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