1. Though I concede that digital sound blocks our perception of the quality of sound that help us feel intimate, I still insist that the development of digital sound can help people experience intimacy in more ways. As Krukowski says that “unlike the old analog phones, cell phones don’t transmit the full range of sound picked up by their mikes. Instead, they digitally processed that sound. Compressing it to remove whatever engineers have decided is unnecessary data.” “The compression of our voices on the cell phone makes for smaller data packets that are easier to share over digital networks.” Engineers know that these digital sound loss those sonic qualities that feel intimate are not ideal, but their goal is to get basic information and enable us communicate with people all over the world more easily and efficiently. Just like us now, we need to take online courses, digital sound makes it easier for us to communicate on the digital network. Even though these digital sounds may not sound that intimate by processing them differently from real sounds, they allow us to be intimately connected, which is another way of helping us experience intimacy. Krukowski also says that “feeling is build on the sound of voice.” As we know, everyone’s voice is different, and the voice gives others a different feeling. In my opinion, sound is also unique when digitally processed. Therefore, even if the digital sound is removed some kinds of qualities, we can still distinguish the sound of each person’s voice and get different feelings. For example, my accounting professor’s digital voice made me feel closer than my btm’s professor. There is no doubt that they are good professors, but their voice has different frequency and amplitude. I feel very different from them.
2. As the article writes that ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is a new word to describe the phenomenon of perception, which is characterized by: the stimulation of sight, hearing, touch, smell or perception makes a person produce a unique in the brain, scalp, head or other areas of the body. Although ASMR has a large number of fanatical followers and conflicting evidence to prove the existence of this phenomenon, there are few or even no scientific explanations or experimental data to support it. I knew this new word before I read this article, and I have seen some videos. However, I also feel very clam like author when I watch the videos or hear the videos. I don’t understand this feeling. I think the most interesting and important point about sound of ASMR is that they can make people feel clam, relaxed and comfortable. Even though I don’t have an intracranial orgasm from these sounds, I feel calm, relaxed and comfortable. ASMR’s videos producers use many ways to produce various enjoyable and attractive sounds. What’s more, as the author mentioned, these sounds may also make people feel sleepy. That is interesting.

1. I agree with Krukowski on the idea that digital audio seems to be uncomplete compared to the audio in a one to one conversation that conveys a lot more. As Krukowski states “Cellphones, are engineering to communicate our words over all, everything else is pushed aside” but this has a lot of sense because through digital audio we are really treating to send a message to an specific person or group of people, so what the digital audio creates is the necessary data so the receiver of this message can distinguish and recognize voices and understand words to give a concrete message. So actually, digitalization fails to us in so many ways talking about sound and communication, taking off important parts of a message as non-verbal language but it accomplishes with the enough and necessary.
2. The most interesting or important point about sound in this short history of A.S.M.R. is how we perceive it, how brain receives the massage and what it causes to our body. But the most interesting for me was all the definitions I read that made me realize the many times I have felt this before and I had no idea (knowing that I have looked for this sensation before to feel the markers on the paper, brushing my hair, turning the pages of the books, tickling my nails on different surfaces, etc.) showing how powerful it’s the sound and how much impact and importance it has in our lives.

In the Love episode of Ways of Hearing, Damon argues that digital sound “impedes our perception of those sonic qualities that help us experience intimacy.” He states that with analog phones, “we could feel one other’s presence”. However, digital audio is compressed in order to have phones send smaller data packages. I agree with the fact that digital audio has interfered with background, however you can still experience intimacy when communicating with someone. Despite the lower quality, you can still tell and experience how someone feels based on their voice.
One interesting thing I found in the New York Times article “How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation” is how these digital sounds can affect how a person feels. It helps people experience noise that usually goes unnoticed during daily life. The article even explains how these kinds of videos tend to satisfy people. Craig Richards states that “It could heighten a sexual moment, in a way the same way that massage oil can heighten a sexual moment.” A.S.M.R may not be for everyone, but it can please people with different preferences.

I strongly agree with Damon Krukowski that digital sounds block our perception of sound quality that these sounds can help us experience intimacy. His descriptions of children singing, the Beatles’ music, and the examples of Roland and Gary Tomlinson fully illustrate the intimate relationship between sound and the balance of digital sound. As he said at the beginning, “But I worry about the quality of that share because we don’t seem to be listening to each other very well in the world right now.” While digital tools allow us to connect directly with people beyond the text, digital technology has sacrificed our voice. People are faced with less and less emotional air communication. Even though FaceTime sees everything about the other person, it doesn’t feel real emotion because of the lack of sound. What we’re losing is the perception of sound and the most precious thing.

The New York Times article “How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation” by describing how people use digital tools to transmit sounds that we ignore in our daily lives, such as chewing. The popularity of A.S.M.R. has also been widely accepted. He makes sounds closer to us and more interesting. I think the most important thing about sound is to restore the sound to its original form. We live in a busy city. All kinds of sounds surround us. Many voices were drowned out by them. I love A.S.M.R. so much that sometimes I even listen to him sleep. He made me feel what the voice was like. Let me deeply understand the voice is a gift to people.

1. I would agree with the ideas that were presented by Damon Krukowski in this episode of Ways of Seeing when he says “the sounds of our voice across digital lines are limited”. This could be proven because of how our voices can become disrupted by the digital coding of the cell phones. I agree with his analysis of how analog microphones can transmit a full range of sound whereas cellphone microphones compresses the voice because of how early musicians demonstrate the way it was used in the 1960s such as Frank Sinatra. This would prove that he is accurate when explaining how the intimacies of sound is different when it comes to digitial sounds because it does not let a person regulate their voice.

2. The most interesting point about sound that I discovered in this short history of A.S.M.R. would be how many different sounds there are that can have different effects on a person. I was always aware of the sensation that can be caused by certain sounds, but I was unaware of how many different sounds can trigger a persons senses.

1. In this episode, Kruskowsi’s main point is basically that “the sound of our voices on the phone has gotten worse with the switch to digital.”  In a sense I can say I agree with him I also share the belief that the older corded style landline phones did make the person sound more like a person there was never any muffle or static it was more of a raw sound.  Personally, this doesn’t have a very big effect on me I am contempt with the way the sound is transmitted over the phone as long as I get my message across, this is another point Kruskowsi makes he says “cell phones don’t transmit the full range of sound picked up by their mic” he goes on to say that the sound on new phones is digitally processed and many parts of your voice are phased out to only get the essentials trough.  He does adequately describe the intimacy afforded by sound and there is definitely a drawback using digital i believe this drawback is worth the price for the convenience we have with the technology of today I can pick up my cell phone any place any time and speak to anyone in the world also the technology will only improve so who knows maybe one day we will have that personal analog sound with us everywhere we go.

2. “How A.S.M.R became a sensation” this New York Times article shows how much A.S.M.R. has been helping many people with many things such as anxiety or stress.  A.S.M.R. personally gives me a very warm and satisfying feeling especially when I’m very tired the video on YouTube was very good representation I have noticed myself how popular these videos have become on social media.

 1- Digital microphone and analog microphone are different and both give a different sound effect. According to Krukowski “the sound of our voices on the phone has gotten worse with the switch to digital… no matter how close we hold them to our mouth, there is no proximity effect on the cellphone, everyone sound just as near or just as far as everyone else.” I agree with this because analog is a wave which recorded or used in its original form, therefore, its more clear and close to reality, for example, audiotapes, old televisions while digital are the opposite and it’s not clear as an analog microphone for example phone that are provided now. Krukowski worries about how digital listening, threatens the quality of our listening and attention. However, I still think that sounds through the phone are good and we are able to recognize the person’s voice or his/her emotion through it. 

2- the New York Times article “How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation” illustrated how A.SM.R became so popular over the past few years and how much it helped people with their stress and anxiety. It became one of the most popular videos on youtube which shows how much people like it as i stated in the article  “A tingling that spread through her scalp as the camera pulled back to show the marble of the earth. It came in a wave, like a warm effervescence, making its way down the length of her spine and leaving behind a sense of gratitude and wholeness.” A.S.M.R gives a really relaxing and calm feeling that benefits many people. I personally love to watch A.S.M.R. because it makes me feel relaxed and helps me go to sleep quicker than usual. 

The Podcast “Ways of hearing in SPACE” by Krukowski wants to clarify why our generation is deprived of natural sounds. He said that he grew up in Manhattan with the sound of heater, subway, busy streets, winds with all the sounds of natural.  Nowadays,though, he has  found that everyone is more interested in Sound technologies  than natural sounds which are more beautiful and pure. I think i can relate to him, most of  we used airport or earphone in our ears to avoid the sound, teasing, or unwanted things that happened around us. That’s how we are robbed of the natural sound. I have also found that homeless people ask for  money in the subway to avoid their sounds many people used airphone and avoid the sound of support. There are even a few guys playing  various instruments, singing songs  in the subway to raise money. They want our to grow themselves, essentially. Yet the technology that we use makes us fascinated with ourselves. We never consider that the sound is not just for noise, but also for the support of those who are humanity’s responsibility.

I agree with Damon Krukowski that digital microphones do not have as much proximity as analog microphones, but I don’t think that means we don’t have phone privacy. Krukowski points out that “with the transition to digital, the sound of our voices on the phone has become worse … no matter how near we keep them to our lips, there is no proximity impact on the cellphone, everyone sounds as near or as far as everyone else.” He states that the voice we hear on the phone just offers words, not much of the atmosphere, and therefore loses privacy. I assume, however, that through the sound of the voice, we can still feel intimacy. We can say if the person we are talking to is happy, sad, worried, and so on, also from the digital phone. Moreover, digital microphones allow us to communicate with individuals, such as our family members, all over the world. A simple phone call means a lot to us as we live in the distance and we get to it quickly.