@nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
Post #1652116
2026-04-01 22:11 UTC
@KydiaMusic If it makes you feel any better, I may not be able to do this for vinyls, but I have gotten this many many times (especially recently) in computing and gaming. People call systems "old" that I was playing almost daily up until maybe two years ago. Now I'm seeing games designed to look like they're in 320x200 or worse resolutions because they think it's a "neat retro effect."
When I was stuck with 320x200 I wanted nothing more than to see higher resolutions. I never once looked back. I still don't look back with nostalgia on just the resolutions themselves, only maybe what some did with them. But devs look back and just copy the substance of it. *Sigh*
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@KydiaMusic@mastodon.social 2026-04-01 22:17
@nazokiyoubinbou It’s a similar issue with vinyl, probably. The “warmth” of vinyl that audiophiles praise is more due to the analog equipment it was originally recorded and mixed on, back before digital audio workstations and MIDI were not even options. Now that warmth is not easily replicated via digital tools and the vinyl itself is not going to impart that warmth on its own. I listened to Shout by Tears for Fears on streaming through my studio speakers and the warmth was def still there.