[Dixielandjazz] Ana vs. digi?

[Richard Broadie]

When digital first came out, perhaps as long as 30 years ago, I thought the 
sound to be harsh and less musical than analog.  With vastly improved 
algorithms and technologies and the convenience of digital editing where I 
can do things digitally that were formerly impossible in the analog world, 
I'm now fully in the digital camp.  If this reassessment can be considered a 
flip flop in my position, I guess I never will run for president of the 
United States!

Dick Broadie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 4:49 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Ana vs. digi?


> Discussing analogue recordings vs. digital is a discussion that will never
> end, as it includes personal tastes.
>
> As stated before, I am quite involved in the digital world of recording, 
> and
> have had a high end (read Neve) digital console in my
> studio since 1992.  The studio is designed for mastering using ATC 100A
> speakers with a range of 12 to 20,000 hz.  I can hear everything & 
> anything
> as the room is designed so there is little (or no) cancellation of
> frequencies at least at the listening hot spot at the center of the 
> console.
> Take a look at the room at www.kashprod.com (click on the English flag).
>
> Give me digital, which at least at this moment in Madrid, is warm....as 
> the
> temperature of this country is at the top of the scale!  :>
>
> What some people call "warm" can also be described as noise.  This noise 
> may
> be pleasant to some, but when heard in a proper environment you will just
> hear it as noise.
>
> As someone else pointed out, and as I once pointed out at a seminar on
> audio, if you need to manipulate the sound (that is move it around, edit 
> it,
> etc.), then get it into the digital domain.  There is no comparison as to
> what can be done then.
>
> There is a fad, particularly in the U.S. to "go back", but all these guys
> rushing out to buy used Neve consoles from the 1970's are suffering from
> noisy, old equipment now.
>
> Jim (warm, in Madrid) Kash
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