Darrick wood -The Beatles


Thoughts in Darrick Wood by Trevor Morgan 01 May 2020 (traduction française ci-dessous)

The peace and calm which has descended upon Darrick Wood has also pervaded the locality. The number of motor vehicles driving about has descended considerably and it reminds me of the 1960s. We have far fewer jet planes flying over our house even though we live near Biggin Hill Airport.

When I was a teenager in the 1960s, I could play a record without being disturbed by traffic. Music was reproduced electro-mechanically and the most popular method of playing music was with a turntable and a long-playing vinyl record at 33 rpm or a 45rpm single.

The concept of playing music from a digital file downloaded from the internet did not exist. All audio-visual reproduction was analogue rather than digital. Most homes only had one television, one radio and perhaps a record player.

I played a couple of LPs from the 1960s yesterday at reduced volume levels to remind me of what I was missing. The records sounded better because I am using better equipment now, and I am looking after the records better and above all I was listening in almost silent surroundings. They sounded great and brought me back to my youth. This is rather an unexpected benefit of the lock down, hopefully we can retain these benefits after we have safely resumed some sort of normal life.




Pensées dans Darrick Wood par Trevor Morgan 01 mai 2020

La paix et le calme qui est descendu sur Darrick Wood a également envahi la localité. Le nombre de véhicules à moteur qui circulent a considérablement diminué et cela me rappelle les années 1960. Nous avons beaucoup moins d’avions à réaction qui survolent notre maison, même si nous vivons près de l’aéroport de Biggin Hill.

Quand j’étais adolescent dans les années 1960, je pouvais jouer un disque sans être dérangé par la circulation. La musique a été reproduite électro-mécaniquement et la méthode la plus populaire de jouer de la musique était avec une platine et un disque vinyle à 33 tours ou 45 tours.

Le concept de jouer de la musique à partir d’un fichier numérique téléchargé à partir d’Internet n’existait pas. Toute la reproduction audiovisuelle était analogique plutôt que numérique. La plupart des foyers n’avaient qu’une télévision, une radio et peut-être un lecteur de disques.

J’ai joué un couple de LP des années 1960 hier à des niveaux de volume réduits pour me rappeler ce que je manquais. Les enregistrements sonnaient mieux parce que j’utilise maintenant un meilleur équipement, et je m’occupe mieux des enregistrements et surtout j’écoutais dans un environnement presque silencieux. Ils sonnaient bien et m’ont ramené à ma jeunesse. C’est un avantage plutôt inattendu du confinement, et nous espérons pouvoir conserver ces avantages une fois que nous aurons repris une vie normale en toute sécurité.

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