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From:
Josh Davison
To:
steve
Cc:
idm
Date:
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 17:09:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
Re: [idm] why digital is bad
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sadly i cannot practice what i preach all the time :) i pretty much record everything i do on an ADAT ... about to graduate to 24bit pro-tools, which will be a helluva lot better. i do use as much analogue source material as possible, including synths, as well as running digital instruments through analogue filters, effects, etc. eventually i want to take a batch of songs to an analogue studio and record to 1/2 inch tape but that costs dollllaaaaaaaarrrssss -- String Theory : Digital Music for Humans http://www.enteract.com/~yoshi/index.cgi On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, steve wrote:
quoted 28 lines * if transferred digitally, no data is lost when transmitting digital> > > > * if transferred digitally, no data is lost when transmitting digital > > information from one source to another, but you will never get the > > infinite amount of lost data back. > > plus most digital transfers are not sample accurate meaning you don't get > the same square wave on the transfer..if you zoom in to the wave level on > the original then on the transfer..many times they don't have the same zero > crossings...so things get rearrangeed a little...but this is really nit > picky for most people....it sounds the same. > > analogue means analogous...its's a wave that represents the original > signal..not a bunch of steps that come close to the original wave > (signal)...if you can go analog somewhere in the recording process you > should. but is anyone on this list using a tape machine..other than a four > track? I'd love to hear about your results inany case. I've been keeping > my eyes open for a good deal on some form of analog tape machine...any > suggestions? > > steve > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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