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In Reply to: Speaking of logic posted by Analog Scott on August 1, 2017 at 21:11:12:
Frankly, my argument is poor/poorly made and laden with shortcuts.
Nevertheless, in essence the thinking is that if digital recording is perceived to be so transparent, why bother with another delivery format in the first place? This does not account for historical availability, sheer experimentation, nor a listener's predilection for making digital copies of their analogue material for whatever purposes they want - as perverse as that may seem to some (like me).
I grew up with the notion that unnecessary generative activity takes one further away from fidelity. Or, the more processes one inserts between the event and reproduction, the further away one gets. That there will be losses along the way, no matter how small or insignificant/crucial. Perhaps that's an unfashionable idea now, and digital is without peer.
Big J
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- RE: Speaking of logic - jusbe 02:31:51 08/02/17 (29)
- You ask a good question - Analog Scott 04:20:43 08/02/17 (28)
- RE: You ask a good question - John Elison 08:23:49 08/02/17 (27)
- RE: You ask a good question - flood2 15:06:09 08/02/17 (9)
- Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - Analog Scott 21:33:46 08/02/17 (8)
- RE: Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - BillH 05:44:42 08/03/17 (1)
- RE: Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - Analog Scott 06:10:08 08/03/17 (0)
- RE: Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - flood2 00:56:32 08/03/17 (5)
- RE: Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - TomWh 06:32:49 08/03/17 (3)
- RE: Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - Analog Scott 07:26:14 08/03/17 (2)
- RE: Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - TomWh 09:05:24 08/03/17 (1)
- RE: Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - Analog Scott 09:13:16 08/03/17 (0)
- RE: Accuracy and realism. Two of the most misguided ideas in all of audio. - Analog Scott 03:38:30 08/03/17 (0)
- RE: You ask a good question - Analog Scott 11:12:54 08/02/17 (0)
- Huh? Damn near all masters are digital, not analog. - Rick W 09:10:04 08/02/17 (15)
- RE: Huh? Damn near all masters are digital, not analog. - John Elison 09:44:30 08/02/17 (14)
- Thanks for nuthin'. - Rick W 10:09:15 08/02/17 (13)
- 99.99999% of recordings made in the last few decades is digital - Analog Scott 21:38:36 08/02/17 (10)
- Its a drop in the bucket. - Rick W 22:03:30 08/02/17 (9)
- RE: Its a drop in the bucket. - Analog Scott 22:12:23 08/02/17 (8)
- So let's see your list. - Rick W 11:20:05 08/03/17 (7)
- RE: So let's see your list. - Analog Scott 11:53:34 08/03/17 (6)
- Whoah! Those Tacet recordings are not all analog, even though they're available in vinyl - Chris from Lafayette 11:01:35 08/04/17 (2)
- From the Tacet website - Analog Scott 16:15:36 08/04/17 (1)
- Interesting - Thanks! And yes, I'm aware that there are some recordings with simultaneous mic feeds [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 21:42:27 08/04/17 (0)
- Gotta wait awhile but I'll check those out. Thanks. nt - Rick W 13:46:02 08/03/17 (2)
- Jazz is your thing? THIS!!! - Analog Scott 16:42:07 08/03/17 (1)
- RE: Although $46 plus per disc does seem on the steep side. nt - Travis 17:55:13 08/03/17 (0)
- RE: Thanks for nuthin'. - John Elison 15:37:38 08/02/17 (1)
- RE: Thanks for nuthin'. - Analog Scott 21:42:50 08/02/17 (0)