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Originally Posted by Vulgano Brother  Hypothesis: I think that if it were not for the advent of digital recording, our orchestras would have a different sound. I remember hearing the first ABQ digital recording--my, the trumpets were bright--much brighter than the previous recording!
The old analog process lost a lot of the "sizzle" in recording, and was a pretty good "analog" to what the listener in the hall heard. |
Jerry, there's a video, on You Tube maybe, of a scoring session of the movie "The Incredibles." In it, the composer or director talks about and to the sound engineer about using Analog rather than Digital technology to record the musicians. Sorry if I've got any of this wrong, I'm a dweeb when it comes to technology.
But, is that what you're talking about? The Analog sound? And is that what they're talking about in the clip? And what's the difference between Analog and Digital to the guys working the machines and to us who listen?
And last question, on our CD's, are we listening to Analog recordings or Digitial? And, I have a BIG soft spot for the old recordings I grew up with, and I own several CD's off RCA's "Living Stereo" line. Since they're from the 50's (also on some CBS "Masterworks" too from the 60's), they're Analog right? Do they stay Analog even when they go on CD?
Oh, found the clip: