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Originally Posted by kirk
hey guys-
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the main reason to go to tape, is the "warmth factor" some perceive
as being better from tape saturation. some claim that digital sounds cold
(mainly the guys w/ huge studio equipment investment).
it's roughly the equivolent of vinyl vs. cds.
otherwise, there's no advantage of tape over digital.
both can be played into live, left as raw as desired.
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I never bought into the tape thing, I don't care for the hiss either. As far as vinyl vs digital, I have done many A/B tests and found that it's all in the mastering. Listen to some older ELP LPs, then listen to the CDs. That's an example of the labels stepping in and telling the engineers (back when the medium was new) to master the music to be bright so as to seem clear. Well, what that did was cause listener fatigue. Over the years, it snuck up on me. I lost interest in my ELP CDs. Then one day I was playing ELP vinyl. and woa! It wasn't the music that lost my interest. It's how it sounded! This was an extreme difference, many other CDs were less different. I bought Stravinsky's Firebird CD and a direct to disc record from 1978 (which was also recorded digitally). There was hardly any difference. Matter of fact, I prefer the CD. The record seemed to have dust, and that bothered me. When I played the CD, the "dust" turned out to be the musicians' chairs creeking! But the dynamics sounded better on the CD also.
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Originally Posted by kirk, who says
i personally use pres and amps that contain Ax7 tubes to warm
the sound, a common trick these days.
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Ah, intentional distortion! What's funny here, is that the distortion for tubes (or valves, as our Brit buds call them) is higher than for solid state. But tubes distort even order harmonics, while transistors don't. Or ears tolerate even order harmonic distortion better than the distortion all over the place of solid state devices.
Kirk, have you discovered the formula: Klipsch + tubes = euphoria?
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Originally Posted by kirk, who again says
sharc- i'm starting to do 5.1 mixes...i'm going to need a test subject!
kirk
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I can't say I heard a 5.1 (other than for special effects) recoring I liked. You are either placed in the middle of the band or the orchestra hall. When I have been at concerts, the band was always to the front of me, so to me, 2 channel is the more realistic presentation. But, I suppose I am subject to be changed if I hear the right mix...
Andy