Hi Paul.
Are you a recording professional? You mention a home studio,
so presumably the answer to my question is "No".
Have you ever attended a CD mastering session, and wondered
why the analogue quarter inch recorder is so prominently placed?
These days only a tiny percentage of material is mastered from
analogue tape - not enough to justify such a costly machine.
Many many clients ask for an "analogue pass" I leave it to you to
work out why.
The mastering facility at which I work frequently has a stereo
Studer A80/II with Dolby SR and Lexicon D/A and A/D
converters built in, and is in use on a daily basis for the purpose
I mention above.
Please make contact again when you return to Planet Earth
Regards
Iain
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Hi Ian,
Ok, I'm out of retirement as your post takes the thread in another direction
and hopefully I may benefit from your experience!
However, your final infantile remark was unnecessary - can we keep any
correspondence both adult and civil please?
History:
You are correct, I am not a professional. However, if memory serves, I made
my first 'serious' home recording in 1974.
Do I know it all? Of course not (does anybody?) but with 30+ recording
years behind me (albeit as an amateur) I must know at least a little about
it!
Certainly I know what I like regardless of whether others,
professional or not, agreed.
Once captured, the audio data remains in the digital domain. I'm sure you
know as well as I (probably more so) just what can be achieved (and at no
sonic cost), and with such ease, when working in the digital domain. Perhaps
not so good for those who dislike digital but for me - manna from heaven! I
rarely use analogue at all now. I use Fishman pickups (mostly) for my
acoustic guitars. I do have mikes available if required but I honestly can't
remember the last time they were used. Heresy maybe but I never use a mike
for the electric guitars either as DI does it for me and I can tailor to
suit once it's in. I don't have the best kit I'm sure but fortunately noise
levels etc etc are more than acceptable to me so I'm happy.
No, I've never been fortunate enough to get inside a pro studio and I simply
could not afford the expense of one of the excellent courses available. As
for the analogue tape being there, well, you would need to ask that question
of the people who elect to use it but I have heard many say they prefer the
sound of analogue so I would guess that's why. On the other hand there are
many who prefer digital as I do. Clearly, many of your clients are of the
same mind. As my recording are largely for my enjoyment only it seems
sensible to me to do without one. Any unnecessary box in the line must be
detrimental wouldn't you agree? Without in anyway being funny, can I leave
it to you to work out why many of your clients *don't* ask for an "analogue
pass"?
It would seem not unreasonable to suppose your customers know what they
prefer and want. Would you wish to tell them otherwise if you didn't agree?
I know what I like prefer and want so I guess I'm not any different (with
the exception that they may well have the additional requirement of selling
the product!).
As an aside, have a listen to any of Dave Grusin's excellent recordings on
LP. Then have a listen to the CD - WOW!!!!
You may or may not agree. All it proves is that we are not all the same
(thank God)!
I'd love to look over the studio he uses
Regards,
Paul
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