cominginsecond said:
Can you say "In 20 years no one will be able to identify an analog tape deck, let alone get the parts to repair one?"
i'm sure hardware will survive and most likely flursh in 20 years, as to finding old parts, sure, they'll most likely cost around three times what the original units price was, but that's why stand alone studio owners are so smart and can belittle us comp/soft user... heh, pun...just punning...
with the advances in soft fx and tape design, rec heads, etc, i doubt any general audio listener/user can tell the difference, much less give a shit, as i do...
imho, digital is easier to compile and config than editing tape at this point in time, given i'm not useing any cutting edge anolog tape equip either, they'll most likely merg the two formats into one unit if they haven't done so already... i don't frequent audio hardware sites or catologs much nowadays, still a ripoff market, imho... not that software isn't and most everything is targeted, ahem...
the future of audio looks dim, imho, with all the copyright, greed, BS crap going around, no one will be able to buy, own, or listen to anything without jumping through hoops or paying out the ass for it... don't forget, radio is dead, indeed...
excuse the OT last rant...
peace...