A Big Round of Applause for Digital

[themaddog]

Hey everyone,

I think sometimes we give too much of a hard time to the entire digital-recording phenomon. We have the tendency to lose sight of some important things that lead us to why we are here today.

I've listed the top reasons why we should be thankful for digital-recording technology. Feel free to add to them.

1-Since digital technology began to rise in the '90s, some of the best advances in tape manufacturing and formulation were made in order to compete with the low-noise floor of digital.

2-Without digital hitting the market, our used analog decks would have cost far more.

3-Digital gives us an excuse to be unique.

4-Anytime we listen to a CD, we can be assured that we're not crazy and that we do know better.

5-With the rest of the world recording onto digital, think of how easy it is for us to make our own albums sound better.

So, for these reasons and more, let's give a big round of applause to digital recording!

-MD

 

[Golden]

Kool-Aid

I was thinking the other day... What would it be like if I had to dub all my masters to cassette for general listening? That would suck! I've done that in the past, and I'm glad that I can now burn my mixes to disc. Without the technology of digital, it would be hard to satisfy my sonic visions. So yes, I raise a glass of Kool-Aid to the advent of digital…

 

[cjacek]

Hear, hear!

 

[fraserhutch]

Why do I believe that this is the primary motivation here?

3-Digital gives us an excuse to be unique.

 

[cjacek]

Why do I believe that this is the primary motivation here?

I think I can speak for a majority here and say that it is not the primary motivation. It comes with the territory of working with Analog, the unique part.

 

[SteveMac]

Why do I believe that this is the primary motivation here?

You'll have to tell us why you would think that.



Good list Maddogg, and true.

 

[Dr ZEE]

If taking every item on MD's list seriously (not as humor / sarcasm)

Feel free to add to them.

Do you mind if I deduct?
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if you don't, then here's list after:






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Now, here's my applause to digital: {start applausing}clap.{end applausing}

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seriously, I like the humor of MD's list.

 

[Muckelroy]

First comes analog.

Then comes cheese.

Then comes digital.

get it right.

 

[Beck]

Yeah, having the competition using digital has always been a big plus for those of us that kept analog in our bag of tricks. As the industry went more and more digital the professional quality of my analog recordings became relatively better, and I didn't have to change a thing.

So I used to wrestle with participating in forums at all, freely giving away the keys to the kingdom, even though there are relatively few takers. Though I have to admit this whole component has a thrill, a physiological zing to it... like placing a stack of hundred dollar bills on a busy sidewalk and having people pass on buy, not knowing its value.

The down side: The same reason for my advantage, as a recording artist is also the reason for my suffering as a consumer. Popular music did go a lot more into the tank than I ever anticipated.