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From:
Brian MacDonald
To:
idm
Date:
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 15:38:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:
Re: [idm] why digital is bad
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, steve wrote:
quoted 5 lines I'd love to hear about your results inany case. I've been keeping> 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
So far, the stuff I've done on my 1/2" 8-track reel-to-reel using rhythm loops has sounded pretty damn good so far. The problem is: working digitally is handy when you want to change bits and pieces of any track, as the random-access nature makes it extremely easy. The drawback for using reel-to-reels is the whole routine of cleaning the heads, waiting for the song to rewind or forward, etc. The biggest drag is not being to go above 8 tracks total for a song, whereas I think that limit applies for each overdub only as far as digital goes. Then again, you have to go out of your way to destroy a reel of tape. All you need is a hard disk crash to destroy a good amount of digital work. :) ======================================================================= Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org> ======================================================================= --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org