Analog or Digital and why?

[warartistrecord]

I know I'm late in this thread, and therefore the game, but if recording isn't going to sound like the live sound, then why should we consider it to be the same thing? In recording you can present something similar but distinct from the live performance with coloration that can make the sound interesting and sometimes beautiful. This, I believe, is the beauty of recording that makes it an art form as well as documentation.
I think that analog and digital each have their place. Granted, I don't have a tape machine (yet, I'm searching eBay constantly), but I think that each has something to offer. I've been recording since around 2004, and had I not been able to gain experience recording digitally, which cost me very little, I probably wouldn't be as interested in recording today. That being said, I've always heard a certain beauty in analog audio gear of all types, so I'm really hoping to dive into that soon.
Since the original poster probably changed his setup by now, this may not be relevant, but for someone starting out, I'd suggest getting a decent audio interface and program and just doing some recording. Don't expect it to sound awesome at first, but have fun.

 

[MCI2424]

I have a MCI 2424 2" analog deck and a IZ RADAR digital recorder. In the end, nobody has ever been able to distunguise which is which when I compile recordings on a CD. It is only when people keep yapping that the brain starts to imagine all kinds of differences. Now there IS a major difference between GREAT analog\ digital recorders and BAD analog\digital recorders. THAT I will give you.

 

[MCI2424]

"So its not only about digital vs analog anymore, but digital vs digital. That is, its about finding that point where digital peaked before it started going down hill, and IMO that point was roughly 10 years ago. Yep, “vintage digital” for lack of a better term. But it’s not only equipment build quality due to issues like outsourcing, but also recording methods; namely the proliferation of plugins that don’t really do what the hardware versions did. Music of every genre sounds more canned and sterile than ever before. If it weren’t so tragic the adoption of USB as a recording standard would have me laughing my ass off. It’s utterly insane!

What is the lesson? Marketing people are good. They’re trained to fool most of the people most of the time… and they do.

I guess I should say more relevant than ever, but more futile than ever because the recording community has been had and they have no idea they have. "




Boy, you do stick to your guns.

Try a RADAR. You will ditch analog in 10 seconds. Cheap digital as well as cheap analog = ugly sound all around = all guitar center digital rigs and most TASCAM equipment.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

Somebody please put this thread out of its misery.

 

[Mo Facta]

Ppllleeeeaaasssseeeee

 

[Doctor Varney]

Why? I find it quite interesting. You could always decide not to view it.