Digitally Analog

For some reason or another I have been thinking about the subject of digital versus analog audio recording and i figured my thoughts on the subject may be a decent blog entry. So..

I'll start by saying that i am a dedicated digital engineer. I love digital, but thats probably mostly because i love technology. Its all about the non-linear ways to record, punch, overdub, effect, etc. You can't forget the huge upside of fidelity as well. I mean, if you want to record some warm and grungy analog tunes, just warm up your tube amp, mic it with an original beta 57 and run it all thru a Allen & Heath analog board straight into your DAW! What you get out of all that is a totally faithful capture of all your noisy analog gear. Why would you want to further distort matters using a chunk of super lossy tape to write on?

I get it, i know why people use analog recording setups. They want the warmth, the character, the vintage-tried-and-true sound and also the street cred.

For me it just seems strange how people are always looking into the past to find what they are, look to the future! Thats who you will be...

I suppose thats about all i really have to say right now. I have this horrible problem that seems to all but totally blank my mind when i sit down to write out what i had thought was a really in depth and well thought out piece of info for you to consume.