Comments on: Stretched To Perfection http://margaretnoble.net/blog/stretched_toperfection/ Listen to field recordings, instruments, performances and other noise. Maintained by Margaret Noble Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jhhl http://margaretnoble.net/blog/stretched_toperfection/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Jhhl Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:45:24 +0000 http://margaretnoble.net/blog/?p=1971#comment-1213 Another great spectral manipulating program is Mammut, which takes fft to its logical conclusion: fft the entire sound which results in on massive frame. Then manipulate the frame and IFFT. It looks like you'll have to scrape around to find it, though. Another great spectral manipulating program is Mammut, which takes fft to its logical conclusion: fft the entire sound which results in on massive frame. Then manipulate the frame and IFFT. It looks like you’ll have to scrape around to find it, though.

]]> By: Markus http://margaretnoble.net/blog/stretched_toperfection/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Markus Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:37:46 +0000 http://margaretnoble.net/blog/?p=1971#comment-1146 Nice work. Looks like everyone is going to be trying Paul’s Extreme Sound Stretch for the next few days. Bravo Nice work. Looks like everyone is going to be trying Paul’s Extreme Sound Stretch for the next few days. Bravo

]]> By: Brent Williams http://margaretnoble.net/blog/stretched_toperfection/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Brent Williams Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:09:09 +0000 http://margaretnoble.net/blog/?p=1971#comment-1144 This IS cool. I can't hear any digital artifacts from the stretch. I've used many types of audio stretching programs before to do the same sort of extreme stretching as here. Soundhack (freeware - google it) has a really good stretching function. However, all of these programs introduce prominent artifacts into the audio. I actually like this side effect but there are times when I have wanted to stretch audio and preserve the integrity of the original waveform. To do this I have used very complicated and time-consuming processes which I will not detail here due to space and for fear of boring you all to death. One thing I will say, which might be obvious to most: The quality of the resulting audio will depend on the source material. If you have a noisy recording (ie: one where the desired sound object is accompanied by other signals (traffic, wind, surf, whatever), the noise will remain, and will become part of the new waveform. I usually welcome this, as it can sound very compelling. However, if you want to preserve the pure timbre of an instrument (or whatever) in a stretch, try and get as clean a recording as possible. Best wishes, Brent This IS cool. I can’t hear any digital artifacts from the stretch. I’ve used many types of audio stretching programs before to do the same sort of extreme stretching as here. Soundhack (freeware – google it) has a really good stretching function. However, all of these programs introduce prominent artifacts into the audio. I actually like this side effect but there are times when I have wanted to stretch audio and preserve the integrity of the original waveform. To do this I have used very complicated and time-consuming processes which I will not detail here due to space and for fear of boring you all to death.

One thing I will say, which might be obvious to most: The quality of the resulting audio will depend on the source material. If you have a noisy recording (ie: one where the desired sound object is accompanied by other signals (traffic, wind, surf, whatever), the noise will remain, and will become part of the new waveform. I usually welcome this, as it can sound very compelling. However, if you want to preserve the pure timbre of an instrument (or whatever) in a stretch, try and get as clean a recording as possible.

Best wishes,
Brent

]]> By: Karen http://margaretnoble.net/blog/stretched_toperfection/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Karen Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:16:25 +0000 http://margaretnoble.net/blog/?p=1971#comment-1136 This is so cool. I can't wait to try out the program! This is so cool. I can’t wait to try out the program!

]]> By: Norminski http://margaretnoble.net/blog/stretched_toperfection/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Norminski Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:31:31 +0000 http://margaretnoble.net/blog/?p=1971#comment-1134 This is fantastic! It's the new artists of today, like this, that give me hope for the future. It's musical experimentation like this that can make one forget the problems of daily life, such as a dislodged barge, mysteriously rouge and crashing into the bridge that I commute over on a daily basis. This is fantastic! It’s the new artists of today, like this, that give me hope for the future. It’s musical experimentation like this that can make one forget the problems of daily life, such as a dislodged barge, mysteriously rouge and crashing into the bridge that I commute over on a daily basis.

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