Analog vs. digital
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:48 pmPreparing for an upcoming gig I was asked to be ready to play four songs not currently in my long list of songs played over the years, went out and bought two CD, Bad Company and Robin Trower, when I got home went to work on those songs, I could have done it with tabs but I find the process tedious besides tabs doesn’t give the nuances, tone and feel critical for a G-tar player.
It was few days later that I discovered that those albums were already amongst my collection in Vinyl form, I had picked them up at a flea market which I patronize from time to time where one can find former glories in vinyl at bargain price, I put those records on the turn table it took only few bars to realize what great sound analog can produce, the tones were warm and organic compared to the cold mechanical sound produced by digital, like everyone else I have been playing digital music for years thus making me forget what has been lost in sound quality by discarding the analog system.
Maybe is nostalgia but I found myself favoring the analog sound over the digital in spite of the advantages that digital offers such as longevity of the CD and direct access to any particular track.
Can’t stop progress to be sure, but I can’t help feeling that every time we make progress something good gets lost, in this case IMO the natural sound of analog has suffered a premature demise to the benefit of a cold robotic sound of digital.
It was few days later that I discovered that those albums were already amongst my collection in Vinyl form, I had picked them up at a flea market which I patronize from time to time where one can find former glories in vinyl at bargain price, I put those records on the turn table it took only few bars to realize what great sound analog can produce, the tones were warm and organic compared to the cold mechanical sound produced by digital, like everyone else I have been playing digital music for years thus making me forget what has been lost in sound quality by discarding the analog system.
Maybe is nostalgia but I found myself favoring the analog sound over the digital in spite of the advantages that digital offers such as longevity of the CD and direct access to any particular track.
Can’t stop progress to be sure, but I can’t help feeling that every time we make progress something good gets lost, in this case IMO the natural sound of analog has suffered a premature demise to the benefit of a cold robotic sound of digital.
BUT Seriously folks, Yeah Neanderpaul, back in the 80s when ADAT came into being, I was seriously stoked..But MY GAWD, those machines were VERY expensive.Your stuff sounds warm, do you use/or tried any of that Tape Simulation software?..Being an oldtimer (over 45 on here ), I DO prefer analog in EVERY application..Real voltage!!!.not 1's and 0's being sampled..Acoustic pressure!!! not key up, key down thru a MIDI CH..Yeah, I DO like my OLE SQ1 (damn hypocrate aint I.. 
)..Ill just say , we've gone too far..Shoulda quit around 89...