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In this second video of a new series called “Plug In Shorts” we discuss analog vs digital recording with Grammy award winning producer/engineer Ben Elliot.
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this video is very …
this video is very helpful and semi-professional, but it is in many ways corny, like dave holding a guitar there, everyone who watched this probably anticipated him playing something, but then you notice he as a hurt thumb and the guitar isn’t even plugged in. very good video, but drop the corny stuff for professionalism.
You’re a moron.
I …
You’re a moron.
I build and engineer SOLID STATE circuits. It’s called that because it’s more stable AKA made from solid materials. STABLE materials, duh.
Tubes are unstable and vulnerable.
In terms of digital, you’ve made an even bigger fool of yourself Neither tubes or chips/transistors are digital. They can and are implemented in digital circuitry but are not and can not be “digital”.
Digital circuits involve a microprocessor or DSP as the heart/brain of the system.
Wrong. Solid state …
Wrong. Solid state is called solid state because the physical device is solid. Doped silicon. Tubes need to heat up a filament that causes electrons to jump through a vacuum (ie mostly empty space) through a grating to another element.
Either device variety can be digital. It depends on how it’s used.
these informative …
these informative videos you all have been posting lately are really helpful, keep it up!
lol w/e its a …
lol w/e its a beautiful guitar
that guitar is …
that guitar is scary beautiful
Hi – I fractured my …
Hi – I fractured my thumb playing basketball – on the DL for another 3 weeks – but will take more than that to stop the rock here at NLG
rockon!
David T
Dave!! You gotta be …
Dave!! You gotta be careful where you’re stickin that thing buddy!! LOL..Just kidding..thanks for the vids:D
DAVE! did you break …
DAVE! did you break your thumb?? I did that recently and it messed with my guitar playing!
i love how he has a …
i love how he has a guitar but doesn nothing w/ itt :p
Also understand, …
Also understand, solid state is called that because it’s more stable and reliable than tubes. The chip/transistor circuits are much more involved and difficult to design but can be tailored to do a lot more and in the build stage, cost a lot less.
A tube circuit can do the same but, you end up with a circuit that’s basically solid state in design but relying on a tube for the “engine”.
Tube vs Solid State vs Digital.
For now S.S. wins but eventually digital will completely take over.
Good to know others …
Good to know others are aware of the facts.
Sorry you had a boo …
Sorry you had a boo boo with your thumb Dave but I have one question……….can that thing double as a slide?? ( :
Thanks, Dave … …
Thanks, Dave … and hope your thumb is better!
This is a tough technical/artistic topic. Lots of recording engineers get real religious about this sorta thing. Your vid is a good intro; for the h8trz, this is 10mm into a 10m pond, give the man a break. It’s a complex topic and this is just an intro for folx who haven’t seen any of it.
Love your stuff, Dave. Rockon soon.
I agree…
I agree…
No I’m setting you …
No I’m setting you straight with the knowledge I’ve gained through YEARS studying the technology, dispelling industry myths and modifying, building and even designing circuitry.
Engineering wise, tubes are easier and the high voltage/amperage is the primary reason they perform so well. Would you rather a 100 hp car or a 1,000 hp car?
My point is that under blindfold NOBODY can tell the difference and if you can’t afford something expensive, something cheap can perform equally as well.
Gee, something like …
Gee, something like the circuit I invented that makes the guitar sound like a trumpet?
The reason tubes are still used so frequently is that while they’re delicate, they’re an easier technology to learn and it’s incredibly difficult to build a piece of tube equipment, complex or simple, that performs like shit.
Get an entrepreneur with basic soldering skills and no tech knowledge, they’ll still be able to design a tube amp off a common design while chips have more capability and difficulty.
obviously you’re …
obviously you’re saying its the truth AS a sales tactic, that is you would if you were really trying to sell it to me.
what are u talking …
what are u talking about?
What’s Up Good …
What’s Up Good People!
That’s the 1st thing I said to Dave when I met him this past Labor Day weekend @ a bar called “The Ketch” in Beach Haven, NJ. We spoke for a few minutes about his YouTube page I told him how I’ver been watching his lessons for a few years now & he was very appreciative. He’s one of the coolest guys ever. Rock On My Good People!
No, it’s called ‘ …
No, it’s called ‘logic’, I’m not an electrical engineer, and you don’t have to be one, to know enough about materials to be able to judge that something just can’t be replaced by something else. That’s just braindead in ANY discussion. Now, mr I-think-I-am-so-smart-and-upload-poorly-rated-videos, please prove you are right! Give me something that sounds exacts the same like something else but uses different components! No excuses!!
Generally a tech …
Generally a tech refers to analog and tube separately as analog 99% of the time is referring to solid state circuitry seeing how this is 2009 not 1959.
You use catch phrases rather than technical phrasing which tells me you’re ignorant in regards to both technologies.
Bottom line is clipping characteristics, frequency curves, compression/dampening, line voltages and impedance. Yes, a chip and transistor circuit can behave exactly the same as tube circuits.
Tube/Brand loyalty is lame.
digital is kinda …
digital is kinda cold
Hey man, did you …
Hey man, did you sprain your thumb? Oh well, get better soon so you can start showing us more tips on the guitar.
i want that guitar …
i want that guitar *.*