Chris T wrote:
It's this switch to digital encapsulations, and away from real band use. Bands created a live feel to the music, even when they recorded in studios.
Nowadays, everything's done with synthesizers, and computers. It's cheaper than hiring session musicians, and paying royalty fees to each participant.
But what you wind up with - in most cases - with folks who really don't know what they're doing - is - just - a lotta noise. Yesterday's music was more simple.
Digital noise is ALWAYS a problem ... there's so damned much of it, in almost everything I shoot. I am overly noise-conscious, now, and see it in everything.
How do you actually USE digital noise, Dennis ... in restoring old photos .... I don't get it ....
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On really lousy images I use the add noise filter in selective areas to restore texture to an image, I’m talking mostly old snapshots that are damaged and have blown out highlights. Also to minimize extreme banding in in sky’s in customers digital snapshots from cell phones.
I wish Photoshop had a “add noise” brush, it would save me some time.