which way would you go about when you consider putting up your new studio? Analog or digital, or both (or none of them?? ha!!) and why...

me, myself, considering my current state of affairs, working with digital, i realise that going analog would make me happier. the reason behind this statement is mostly the constant conversions from A to D and D to A. i mean, i do find analog sounds tend to lose some "realness" when it is converted, it loses its soul, it loses the characteristics that make it sound like it actually is, like it seems that frequencies, for example, tend to slightly pitch back and forth (not always, but upon careful listening, it's noticeable), it also seems to lose some of its dynamics. maybe its just me, but i think i wanna (well me and my partner) go the analogue route whenever we get the chance to, and maybe use digital only for editing, since we dont want to have to deal with butt-splices on tapes and the likes. but definately masters to 2-track tapes...

give me ur views, it would be interesting to see what ya'll think...

peace

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I disagree completely -- first off, the whole point of going digital is staying digital and avoiding unnecessary A-D-A conversions, that is unless you don't know what the hell you're doing.... and secondly, the only way you "lose something" is if you use low-grade/budget converters, high-end/hi-res digital sounds incredible if you have engineering chops.

And on top of it, thinly-veiled SPAM is still SPAM................ thanks for playing, buh-bye........
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BlueBearSound wrote:

And on top of it, thinly-veiled SPAM is still SPAM................ thanks for playing, buh-bye........

what spam?

"I disagree completely -- first off, the whole point of going digital is staying digital and avoiding unnecessary A-D-A conversions, that is unless you don't know what the hell you're doing.... and secondly, the only way you "lose something" is if you use low-grade/budget converters, high-end/hi-res digital sounds incredible if you have engineering chops"

and what are unnecessary conversions you're reffering to?

and i thought sampling rates issues had something to do with "losing something"... ?!

Blaak wrote:

BlueBearSound wrote: And on top of it, thinly-veiled SPAM is still SPAM................ thanks for playing, buh-bye........ what spam?

Oops - actually - I owe you an apology! When I first saw the link I thought it was some sort of A-D-A conversion service... but upon a closer look it's an analog gear repair/service place!

You posted what appeared to be a rant on "digital", then followed it with a link to what I thought was an A/D/A conversion service.... so it appeared to be spam...

My mistake - it's been a rough day! Mea culpa............


But I still disagree with you comments on digital recording.... what you say *could* be true, if your only experience with digital technology is with poor gear/cheap converters.... high-end digital sounds fantastic!

As to sampling rates -- once a signal is converted to digital, the sampling rate MUST stay constant throughout the digital signal path -- there's no possibility to "mix sample rates" anywhere in a continuous digital chain.

And extraneous conversions would occur if you bounce tracks in and out of the digital path by routing through external analog gear -- it's not an issue with high-quality converters, but passing a digital signal through multiple poor converters (such as those found on budget gear) will quickly degrade the signal quality.
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what i basically was trying to say is that i'd want to not have to do any conversion at all. not go to 1's and 0's, as far as my audio is concerned.

it would be an "instrument-preamp-...-console-tape" chain, u know what i mean... but the only problem i'd have is that i dont want to have to deal with tape, because it is a LOT to deal with. on the other hand, i could have to hire someone who knows just how to deal wit it, and either show me, or i'd pay him (her) to do that...

because i feel that the digital realm is too complex for such minute tasks.

well, anyhow, the topic is what direction would you take your studio to?

digital or analogue...

peace

Blaak wrote:

well, anyhow, the topic is what direction would you take your studio to? digital or analogue... peace

While analog can't compare to the editing possibilities that digital processing can provide, ideally you want both.... you use whichever medium is most appropriate to a given project and gives you the sound you are looking for....
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BlueBearSound wrote:

While analog can't compare to the editing possibilities that digital processing can provide, ideally you want both.... you use whichever medium is most appropriate to a given project and gives you the sound you are looking for....

i agree that it depends on the project... and that a mix of both in their best conditions is the ideal setup...