I hate autotune so much, it's very limiting for me to find music. At the moment chilling to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHtJBj9F-sM

I think it is ok to post even if we aren’t listening, but watching or reading! We are watching BBC’s programme on *Political Thinking* hosted by Nick Robinson, who is interviewing the newly appointed Social Mobility Chairperson Katharine Birbalsingh CBE.

Listening to Radio 2 at the moment

Not right this very second, but I'm listening to a lot of TOOL and Pusifer recently. My stereo is currently in storage, so SONOS or phone mainly unless I'm in the car.

@"DavecUK"#p1436 Will you listen to anything that isn't auto-tuned, or do you have particular genres?

Apple music’s today’s hits and recent releases are my typical go to play lists. The last recent release album I listened was 30 by Adele. Elvis’s and Beatles are my all time favourites.

> @"PortafilterProcrastinator"#p1444 Will you listen to anything that isn’t auto-tuned, or do you have particular genres? I like all music, the problem is after autotune became increasingly prevalent after the mid 90s, I found myself listening to les and less…I couldn't initially work out why, then I discovered autotune and then Melodyne, There has been pitch correction for a very long time, right back to the tape and splice days with multiple takes…this isn 't a problem. Autotune is a massive problem as is hand dragged pure digital pitch correction. It changes the voice, looses all human character, and they all sound like singing Kazoos. If it isn't autotuned…I'll listen to it, I'm pragmatic. Just the same as when I go to buy a pair of Trainers, or shoes…I don't ask to look at various styles…I ask the shop assistant, what trainers have you got in size 12…they give me a puzzled look as if im an idiot, but come back with 2 or 3 pairs of trainers, which are the only 3 styles in size 12. What's getting really irritating is the production companies, in their "wisdom", have gone back and autotuned Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Simon and garfunkle etc.. to make it "better". I'm quite passionate about the companies stopping using it….as they are robbing generations of appreciating how voices can, and should sound. If you're interested, there is a great YouTube channel here, Fil does some great videos covering music, playing, performance and more recently autotune/pitch correction. https://www.youtube.com/c/wingsofpegasus

If I’m on my own the. It’s Planet Rock or my vast collection of Classic Rock through my iphone and my Bose Revolve plus. My stereo is in storage too as I have a two year old grand daughter who visits very regularly

The Hi-Fi stand is full of her toys and books atm

I do like classic Rock - deep Purple was a favourite of mine when I was young. Steve Tyler used to make me laugh as well. > @"Nightrider_1uk"#p1450 My stereo is in storage too as I have a two year old grand daughter who visits very regularly I understand 😁 ![Dent in the dust cap | HiFiVision.com](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fP2u0FCqNy0/maxresdefault.jpg) I had to protect mine from the cat with lift off shells….the more expensive ones in the front room, are not protected, he is just denied access….how he loves trying to get into the front room and is in 7th heaven when he does. [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/P2VakbB.jpeg]

This week I've mainly been listening to Leonard Cohen - Song's of Love and Hate, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanangan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas and Amy Winehouse At The BBC - all recent purchases (albeit third copy of the Cohen album!), interspersed with BBC 6 Music. I'm old fashioned, still listen almost entirely on vinyl and still buying it. I'm really interested in music and always have been, dabbled in recording and production for years, not so much now but still interested in it. Still play guitar, electric and acoustic. The discussion on the sound of a lot of modern popular recordings is interesting - it's not to my taste either. It's fashion though - that sound is what is popular now. Production is constantly changing as engineers and musicians use the latest developments available to them - been that way since recording started. That Cher song Believe, was the first big song to use Auto-Tune - and use it in a way that it was not designed to be used. It was initially intended to be a subtle correction tool but she cranked it to 11 for that robot voice sound and started a fashion. My other big gripe with modern music is that it generally lacks dynamics, what people sometimes refer to as the loudness wars. I think this is due to how people consume music now. When I was a teenager, getting your first "separates system" was a right of passage. Hi-Fi was a thing. And you listened to physical albums. Now people listen on streaming services through cheap earbuds or tinny bluetooth speakers. Artists (and record companies) no longer make money on sales, them make them on streamed "listens" - and without an immediate punch and catchy gimmick it's very easy for the listener to simply skip to the next song. So everything gets "louder" to attract attention. Recording even has a new measurement to cater for this need - the LUT, which is basically a measure of loudness. You should add that to your hate list alongside overt use of Auto-Tune. I'm less upset about Melodyne though as it is generally used as a subtle production tool rather than an effect; when used well it should be transparent and can make a good recording of a great voice even better. I do enjoy the imperfections in older recordings though.

What I'm listening to/Watching at the moment

DavecUK

Baldrick I’d like to watch that, but it’s not on NF or Prime…Disney if I remember rightly.

Baldrick

DavecUK yep Disney +

Pompeyexile

Now here are a couple of sand and sandals series from the archive I really enjoyed and I think worth re-visiting. The first ‘Spartacus’ on Starz, aired from 2010 to 2013 there were 4 series but sadly the main actor Andy Whitfield died of cancer after the first series. However, his replacement was good enough. The second is the epic ‘Rome’ on HBO from 2005 to 2007.

Of course, none of them were a patch on Up Pompeii!….Titter ye not!

DavecUK

Pompeyexile Of course, none of them were a patch on Up Pompeii!….Titter ye not!

I remember how my Dad used to love that…we would both watch it together.

Meldrew

We have just Finished watching Hidden assets on BBC iplayer if you like a crime drama.

Meldrew

If you don’t mind sub titles the Bridge on bbc ipaler is very good another scandi noir.

DavecUK

I’m looking forward to starting Manhunt with Martin Cluines, I like pretty much all of the stuff he does..I think he is quite selective about what he gets involved with.

Meldrew

My wife likes a good crime program, I am sure she is looking to find the perfect crime for disposing of me 😱

DavecUK

Meldrew My wife likes a good crime program, I am sure she is looking to find the perfect crime for disposing of m

Do you member that Woman in the news who stabbed her husband (I think in the guts) and left him bleeding to death on the kitchen floor while she called 911….wow that was cold!

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/R-v-Penelope-Jackson-Sentencing-Remarks.pdf

Pompeyexile

Hidden Assets was a corker.

Just finished watching the Channel 4 six part documentary on the Washington Sniper ‘I Sniper’. That was excellent and again like many a criminal investigation, how the miss information given by the general public, can make it all go Pete Tong causing more deaths.

Meldrew

DavecUK interesting read. Makes you wonder what is going on in someone’s mind when they do something like this and being so cold hearted with it. I will have to be especially nice to the misses from now on.

Pompeyexile

Just finished watching the 6 episodes of ‘The Responder’ with Martin Freeman on BBC. One of the best programmes on telly for ages. Freeman really showing his acting chops.

DavecUK

Pompeyexile Just finished watching the 6 episodes of ‘The Responder’ with Martin Freeman on BBC. One of the best programmes on telly for ages. Freeman really showing his acting chops.

I always get him and Simon Pegg mixed up….Hobbit and Star Trek. Two British actors who had massive success on the big screen

IntoxNitram

Just finished watching Hoffmann’s descent into insanity in his “Understanding the Moka Pot (episode 2)” video - a load of technical research into the Moka Pot, how it works and how to possibly get the best out of it. Found it quite entertaining, as I do with most of his videos.

DavecUK

Forgot to say, on the urgings of @dfk41 I finally watched "Harry Brown! last night starring Michael Caine. I thought he had suckered me in to something with a deeply unsatisfying ending like Gran Torino….but no, a very enjoyable movie.

Giphy - happy birthday film GIF

Pompeyexile

Freeman for me is one of our better actors. He can do comedy but also angst and even tough all very believable. He was great in Fargo too.

DavecUK

Meldrew interesting read. Makes you wonder what is going on in someone’s mind when they do something like this and being so cold hearted with it. I will have to be especially nice to the misses from now on.

I wonder if they will turn it into a movie….“The True Story of….”

Pompeyexile

Just started the 4th series of The Sinner on Netflix with Bill Pullman as a very troubled cop. Another really good series and Pullman plays the part really well.

DavecUK

Pompeyexile Another for my list. I stopped the TV licence, because there is so much to watch on NF, Amazon Prime. and YouTube that there is no need to spend that £159. I share NF and Prime so it ends up costing me only £108 per year

IntoxNitram

Watching season 6 of Ray Donovan currently. Only recently started watching it but am quite liking it up to this point.

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