Comments on: square waves suck http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/ This site is currently broken Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: meta-roj blog http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-13 meta-roj blog Sat, 27 May 2006 23:32:17 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/#comment-13 <strong>the return of the square waves</strong> i still stand by my assertion that square waves suck, and for some time, i've toyed with the idea of revisiting the subject with some pretty graphics and specific examples from this era of american-idol-pop-music, but i haven't. fortunately for... the return of the square waves

i still stand by my assertion that square waves suck, and for some time, i’ve toyed with the idea of revisiting the subject with some pretty graphics and specific examples from this era of american-idol-pop-music, but i haven’t. fortunately for…

]]> By: roj http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-12 roj Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:20:43 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/#comment-12 who'da thought i'd be in the same camp as the fcc? i take an extremely dim view of it too, especially when it ruins decent music. who’da thought i’d be in the same camp as the fcc?

i take an extremely dim view of it too, especially when it ruins decent music.

]]> By: SableFox http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-11 SableFox Wed, 26 Nov 2003 21:28:32 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/#comment-11 In radio-transmitter work it's called "splatter", and the FCC takes an extremely dim view of it...look up "Discrete Fourier Transform" if you wanna analyze just what new intermodulation products the clipping produces... =^..^= Kitty! In radio-transmitter work it’s called “splatter”, and the FCC takes an extremely dim view of it…look up “Discrete Fourier Transform” if you wanna analyze just what new intermodulation products the clipping produces…

=^..^= Kitty!

]]> By: roj http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-10 roj Tue, 12 Aug 2003 05:40:00 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/#comment-10 i'm pretty sure it's the same phenomenon... and it was well-described long ago. "yes. but these go to eleven." at the very least, the people mastering this garbage have grown up getting their ears blasted, so they probably can't tell the difference. i’m pretty sure it’s the same phenomenon… and it was well-described long ago.

“yes. but these go to eleven.”

at the very least, the people mastering this garbage have grown up getting their ears blasted, so they probably can’t tell the difference.

]]> By: Dave http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Dave Tue, 12 Aug 2003 03:23:18 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/08/square-waves-suck/#comment-9 I wonder if this is at all related to the way in which bands try to deaden every receptor in your cochlea during live shows. Do you really need to be literally "blown away" by the power of the sound? I wonder if this is at all related to the way in which bands try to deaden every receptor in your cochlea during live shows. Do you really need to be literally “blown away” by the power of the sound?

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