General Music Chat

Preparing 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.

I still play my vinyl. Anyways, I can't afford to replace them.
I have no particular preference, however, as long as the music is good!

analog all the way! it's cheaper, convienient, and sounds more authentic!
analog actually gives your music a fatter tone with a side of nostalgia. digital sounds too plastic and overdone

When you're listening, analog is far superior.. when you're recording, it's the exact opposite. It's kinda interesting if you think bout it.

Oh and Robin Trower is reaaaaaaally good.

I have a lot of vinyl left from the 70s and 80s. But my turntable is collecting dust.

When you're listening, analog is far superior.. when you're recording, it's the exact opposite. It's kinda interesting if you think bout it.

Oh and Robin Trower is reaaaaaaally good.

Lenny Kravitz along with MANY others would disagree. Back in the eighties there were designations AAD ADD DDD for analong and digital. DDD being 3 stages of digital audio etc etc. A lot of studios like to start with analog for the warmth. I've heard a full digital recording sound "sterile". But we settled for it, transferred to a cassette and from there it sounded great. I've been know to go from a full digital recording out to analog and then back to digital. It's crazy what that can do. I like vinyl transfrred to digital too.

MAN !!! ADD, AAD,DDD, dude you got got some problems.You better talk to SANS.. 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...

John

I've been know to go from a full digital recording out to analog and then back to digital. It's crazy what that can do.

Yeah, this is a good trick to "warm" the tracks up, almost as if it had been recorded on reel to reel but cleaner sounding.

We are recording in a small studio in our engineer's house and he will be doing the same thing to our tracks too, most likely, to get that rich analog sound.

Well dangit boys , please explain the process , IF ya dont mind..Id like to hear..

Thanks,
John