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Originally Posted by richardwy  .....
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? |
Richard,
the "analog" sound means different things to different people. To the layman it means an LP or recording on tape. To the technician it means hiss during the soft sections and compression or distortion for the loud parts. To the working musician it means a recorded sound as the NAKED TRUTH. Nothing to polish off the edges. It also means difficult editing possibilities.
The end product could end up identical, only the engineer knows for sure.
If we take your RCA Living Stereo master TAPE and digitize it - without further editing, The sonic experience is very much the same. Once it is digitized, the temptation to make it "better than new" is very strong........ It is the same phenomenon as coloring black and white films or touching up body features in published photographs!