Hi-fi gadgetry creates a synthetic soundscape where machine sounds direct modern life

Evidence

I coined the term schizophonia in The New Soundscape intending it to be a nervous word. Related to schizophrenia, I wanted it to convey the same sense of aberration and drama. Indeed, the overkill of hi-fi gadgetry not only contributes generously to the lo-fi problem, but it creates a synthetic soundscape in which natural sounds are becoming increasingly unnatural while machine-made substitutes are providing the operative signals directing modern life. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 333

Categorization

• XREF: Runs against the common assumption that higher fidelity means greater naturalness. — connects to: Electroacoustic reproduction gives sounds an independent existence from their makers — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 329; Cars can synthetically reproduce engine sound through the audio system.; Acoustic design now shapes everyday spaces from offices to wind farms
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 333

Broader Connections

• Electroacoustic reproduction gives sounds an independent existence from their makers #expands (0.85) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 329