Ok, so this one will probably only fly with the true audiophiles out there, but here goes. Any stereo will let you adjust the treble and bass (etc) of the music you are playing. The problem is that the treble, bass (etc) of all sounds being produced are adjusted together.
Music is mixed to the taste of the producer, not to the individual end-user. The result (for both live and studio recordings) is a product tailored to appeal broadly, but not to the specific individual who is listening to the music. For a given recordoing listeners may find (for instance) that the bass guitar is barely audible relative to the rest of the instruments, however if they increase the "bass" on their stereo the instrument may still be drowned out by other instruments also producing sound in the lower-frequency range. The result is that the instrument itself does not necessarily become more audible, and even if it does the increase in volume is not evenly spread across the instrument's pitch range.
In this age of fully digital music (and increasing use of computers as receiver and mixer) there is no reason that instruments could not each be recorded on their own channel, and then enable the various audio characteristics of each channel to be individually adjusted to the users liking. The solution proposed is an audio format which does just this - in addition to the hardware/software necessary to give the user the power to have more complete control over their listening experience. The format would also enable multiple users to save their personal settings for each song/album once their ideal settings have been found.
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Obviously not for the casual listener, but it would have a market.
The only snag unfortunately is that music could be altered so easily that anyone could call it their own.
I mean there is nothing really stopping me, or someone else, from producing a track on Sony Acid for example and releasing it as an Acid project file so other people can alter volume levels of various instruments to their own taste.
I do see what you are saying and I like the idea, I just don't think the artist's will.
i think that in specific applications it would be useful, and should be developed, but for casual listeners, or even the audiophiles out there, it would be a real chore to custom set every song. you need to realize that editing and balancing music takes professionals many hours and specialized computer systems, and to have any noticable effect the consumer would need to put in nearly as much time and attention. it just doesnt seem feasable for most music, but perhaps if you were working on a video compilation or some such project where single tracks need to be specialized it would be useful.