When did Digital Recording become the norm?
September 25th, 2009 | 
Author: Also, what do you think are the pros and cons Analog (tape) recording and digital recording??
About 6 or 8 years ago when digital storage became so cheap. The only advantage that analog had was a somewhat warmer sound – but now with tube or "tube emulation" pre-amps and the newer mic amps that’s pretty much gone now. There are some analog purists left, but they’re getting hard to find – let’s see if any answer your question.
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About 6 or 8 years ago when digital storage became so cheap. The only advantage that analog had was a somewhat warmer sound – but now with tube or "tube emulation" pre-amps and the newer mic amps that’s pretty much gone now. There are some analog purists left, but they’re getting hard to find – let’s see if any answer your question.
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THINK about the ease of storage, editing, and transmission of digital versus analog. True, there is a warmth in analog sound that is lacking in the clarity of digital – but once again, this is an example of efficiency over euphony. A cassette tape is still easier to throw into a drawer than a CD; CDs are more like old LPs in the way you have to handle them. But an mp3 players or HD loaded is NO MATCH in capacity or clarity for any analog format. And digital sound can be reprocessed into waveforms that then can be regenerated into NOTATION – save as a MIDI, re-open in a notation program – although then it needs instrumental reassignment and tweaking. Wav to notation or mp3 to notation is still dicey. And then there is SCANNING – lay that printed part down, and it becomes ANY format of audio – too cool!
Although I have all the snooty conservatory degrees from The Old World of classical music – digital is the present AND the future – no escape.
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