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TASCAM MAN said:
Point is "distortion" (unless using distortion pedals, etc etc) is a bad word to me just as "sterile" is a bad word to you . Ive always got "clean" sounding recordings on all of my decks regardless what the specs say.Dont get tape hiss either unless the recording was made to low and someone boost the amp to loud which, power amps get the blame for tape hiss to often.Ok I admit that "specs" on analog gear gives small percentages of distortion but on the other hand there are a lot of other factors(even distortion)with digital gear (latency,bad error rates etc etc) and I can make analog "sound" as good as digital to my ears and most people couldn't tell the difference. I actually use some digital because the market got flooded with it since the early 90s. I am more hybrid (no computers) nowadays but still don't like it when tape recorders gets the blame for only "making distortion" or is used only to manipulate it to sound distorted. Now have your/ya'll lil fits over what I said, but I say this from the heart and my passion for analog tape recorders....
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Distortion is just a technical term and can only be labeled "good" or "bad" depending on context.

To say that you don't get tape hiss is also erroneous; all analog tape recordings have hiss, this is a well established fact, and part and parcel of why noise reduction systems were created in the first place.

You post as if you are the only person in the world who understands or appreciates analog tape recording. You also seem to be very defensive about the subject, when, as far as I can tell, no one is calling you out on it. This is just silly. Consider the fact that you are posting in a recording forum: We ALL appreciate analog recording (if I may so bold as to speak for all of us for a moment), and we each pursue this hobby in whatever way suits our available resources (time, money, gear, personal preferences, etc.)

I happen to use digital for the convenience that it provides me with my busy life schedule. In many ways, analog was easier for me, but digital fits better now, because I can do it a little here and a little there easier than working with tape (but the learning curve is much harder, not to mention that I have to keep going back and relearning everything over and over whenever I get pulled away to do "life" for any length of time).

I think you need to relax and stop thinking that we are arguing with you, we aren't...

Back to distortion: I have learned that it is a very important element in countless recording scenarios. I was just listening to some old Rod Stewart the other day, and was amazed at how the distortion that had been added to his vocals suddenly popped out at me. It was like a mini-epiphany, the distortion blended splendidly with his already distinctive, raspy voice. I wouldn't have noticed at all if I hadn't been recently reading somewhere that a lot of producers add distortion to vocal performances and I had started to listen for it. Fascinating stuff.

Now quit your bitchin'!



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Hello? Hello? I heard this thread was closed but I must have been locked in or something.
 
More seriously, I think it's time some of you guys got out of the studio and went out to listen to some genuine live music (apologies to those I know who do this regularly.

There's nothing wrong with preferring the "analogue sound" which is, indeed, distortion (or should I say colouration to avoid giving insult?).

There's nothing wrong with preferring the crisp and pristine sound of digital (no, I will NOT say "sterile").

But as long as you're concentrating on any sound contributed by the recording, you're NOT concentrating on the music and how it would sound if you had a band in the room with you.
 
Hello? Hello? Jimmy, I think I'm still locked in here. The isolation is driving me to make analogue vs. digital posts....
 
Bobbsy said:
Hello? Hello? Jimmy, I think I'm still locked in here. The isolation is driving me to make analogue vs. digital posts....
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LOL! The isolation gave you freedom!

Just kidding. :)

Ok, closed it is.
 
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