November 2006 Archives

公開する前に逝去されたのが個人的には残念でしたが、ともあれ、数ヵ月前からぽつぽつと書いて未公開だったのがこれです。

Personally I regret that this article (which I started writing a few months ago but not published yet) was not in time before her passaway - anyway here it is.

仕事の忙しい合間に、Mercury / Clef / Verve 時代「以前」の Krupa / Kenton 時代、Signature レーベルなどでのソロデビュー時代について、記事を準備していたところでした (最近はこの辺りの Anita がお気に入りで良く聴いていたんです) が、間に合いませんでした。合掌。

Although I had been so busy for my own job, I sometimes wrote an article dedicated to Anita O'Day in her early years, including Krupa/Kenton days, as well as her first solo recordings such on Signature label (recently I love to listen to her early years, actually). But it was late - her passaway came first. Rest In Peace, lady Anita . . .

• Anita O'Day, 87; renowned singer billed as the 'Jezebel of Jazz'
• No Fear, No Vibrato: Anita O’Day, 1919-2006
• BBC NEWS: Jazz star Anita O'Day dies at 87

以前から気にはなってたんです。オーディオのはなし。

I have been wondering about that. It's about audio in a different point of view.

受け取り手である人間の耳の特性が人それぞれバラバラなんやから、みんな同じ音に聞こえるわけないやん、って。

I mean, does all people listen to the very same sound, even though the listener's audibility (in sound frequency) is different each other?

以前から携帯電話の呼出音として使うとどうよ? ってな感じで一部で話題になっていた Mosquito Ring Tone。幸い、私はまだ 18kHz も聞こえましたが、さすがに 2〜3回聞いただけで、耳鳴りがするというか、耳が疲れてしまいます。さて、皆さんはどこまで聞こえますか?

The famous Mosquito Ring Tone, which is inaudible for most adults, has been used among teenagers as a ring tone for mobile phones. Luckily I can still hear 18kHz sine wave (at least now), but after listening to it several times, my ears do complain that they are very tired and I feel bad... Anyway, can you still hear all high-frequency tones?

• The Mosquito Ring Tone: This Adult Can Hear It!

• The Mosquito Ring Tone
• 15102Hz pure sine wave
• 16000Hz pure sine wave
• 16961Hz pure sine wave
• 17959Hz pure sine wave

• 検証、話題のモスキート音 (14kHz〜22kHz)

相も変わらず忙しくて、以前の様に音楽に浸る時間を十分に割けない日々が続いていますが、 今回は SP 用のカートリッジを追加購入したお話を . . .

I've still been very busy, unfortunately, and I can't have enough spare time to devote listening to vinyls and 78rpms - oh my. Anyway this time, here is a story of another 78rpm cartridge I bought several days ago . . .