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In Reply to: Yeah but the quality isn't there... posted by Ray-o-Stat on August 12, 2005 at 20:01:17:
...digital as used in professional recording studios is about as far removed from the redbook CD specification as a 4 course meal at the Ritz is from a Big Mac and Fries. The data which eventually finds its way onto a CD is downsampled to 16bit, 44Khz and - in the case of pop music - is often compressed within a few dB of the headroom.Admittedly - IMO - the mastering of the disc is far more to blame for the headache inducing sound quality than the bitrate or sample rate but regardless of that, when a digital recording is cut onto a vinyl disc you are (or should be) getting the full, high resolution digital audio, relayed through professional standard DACs as opposed to a downsampled lower resolution signal which will eventually be replayed on a lower grade consumer level DAC.
Still, I think the debate of digital vs analogue is of less importance than proficient mastering. A good engineer can produce superb sounding audio from surprisingly prosaic equipment, digital or analogue. Equally, a poor engineer can be presented with some of the most desirable, expensive and highest quality pieces of gear in the world and still make a pigs ear of it!
Kind Regards,
Matt
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Follow Ups
- True....but.... - MattC 08/13/0507:01:33 08/13/05 (3)
- but.... - Tetrack 10:59:44 08/13/05 (0)
- Yeah. That's the point I was trying to make in another post below regarding "potential". nt - Ray-o-Stat 07:46:48 08/13/05 (1)
- Re: Yeah. That's the point I was trying to make in another post below regarding "potential". nt - StylinLP 12:40:46 08/14/05 (0)
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