I recall some years ago when I was working as a "recording engineer" for a
major US record label, the producer wanted "that analog sound". We
proceeded with the original recording on a digital multitrack recorder.
Then we transferred the tracks to a well aligned analog multitrack machine
and then transferred the analog tracks back to the digital machine for final
mixing. Thus we attained "that analog sound". That way the publicity
department could say "recorded in full digital format", which I guess is
somewhat correct.
Today's DSP technology really does a nice job of not being apparent as
compared to the early digital grating or harsh "digital" sound. That has to
do with faster sampling rates, more data bits per word and faster processing
times. It just keeps getting better and better as technology moves ahead
today.
Of course there's "some of us" that still enjoy seeing and feeling the warm
glow of tubes and the sound of a well modulated and clean AM signal. Yet as
I sit and look at the current copy of RADIOWORLD, is see advertisements for
all sorts of digital processing system for broadcast. Even the AM and FM
transmitters today are digital modulated beasts.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gorniak" <radionorthstar@gmail.com>
To: "Ten Tec Contesting" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Older rigs
The quality of the design and execution thereof are far more important
than whether a particular RF or audio system is "analog" or "digital".
I've participated in a number of professional listening projects over
the years. I've always been amused when people who profess to prefer
analog audio wind up favoring the digital systems in double blind tests.
73, Mike, NM7X
On 8/12/2012 2:46 PM, Al Gulseth wrote:
Bob,
Point (2) is well taken. Back in the days of "vinyl" when I worked in
small
market radio I could hear when a stylus was getting "edgy" (chipped or
worn);
it had the same effect on me as a chalkboard screech. Thus I question how
much real advantage there is in most normal situations (especially since
I'm
not a contester or serious DXer) of digital manipulation and its
associated
artifacts versus the (at least to me) much easier to listen to audio of a
purely analog chain.
But then again, some folks might not even notice the difference (or at
least
it might not bother them like it does me.) Guess this is one of
those "different strokes for different folks" HI HI!!
73, Al
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