I agree with Allen about enjoying older recording more than newer ones. Todays
technology almost "begs" the user to "Perfect" each take and to micro-analyze
every nuance of the music. Often-times at the sacrifice of the overall feel. I
should know, I started using SONAR and computer-based recording recently and I
have definately noticed that I spend "hours" on each track. I can't really say
if the music is "sounding" any better but since "we can tweek it easily, we
do".
Recently on the PE web-site, there was a thread about Analog -v Digital
recording...I stated this: "I would bet my entire 401K on the fact that the
"Allman Bros Live at the Fillmore" (or plug in your own late 60's/early 70's
album) would NOT sound and "feel" as good if it were recorded
digitally"....CTTE recorded digitally? Pleeeeeeeese.....
-------Original Message-------
From: Allen Welty-Green <agmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 08/15/03 12:58 AM
To: atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: another aspect
>
> In some cases I actually prefer the sound of older recordings!
Sometimes modern recording techniques compress and process the very
life out of the music. I don't think Close to the Edge could ever sound
better than the original.