[Heeplist] Heeplist] Analog music recording

[DAVID M SHERROD]

That's because it's a form of both subjects. Dave S

Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:
>I know we try to avoid religion and politics on the list. The 3rd most
>volatile topic is digital vs analog.
>
>By the way when Heep plays live, is that considered Analog?
>I prefer digital only for the reason it does not have the word anal in it!!
>Just kidding.  
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>On 7/26/14 2:34 PM, "Iain Barnes" <i.barnes3 at ntlworld.com> wrote:
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>> The analogue digital debate always divides opinions.  For me the sound isn't
>> a massive thing simply because I can enjoy music on whatever it is played.
>> That may stem from I've never been able to buy high end equipment to really
>> notice the difference.  Saying that I still prefer to play vinyl if possible
>> simply because I like the whole package of having to get the record and take
>> it out of the sleeve and actually set in motion.  I like the big cover and
>> that smell, i guess it reminds me of my childhood when music seemed more
>> exciting upon discovery.  I look at album covers and may read the notes
>> whereas on CDs I very rarely do, infact with CDs I never play them.  I
>> usually rip them and add to computer and my trusty ipod.  My ipod is my
>> lifeline when out and about.  I play music on my ipod more than any other
>> format so you will never find me slating digital recordings.
>> 
>> Iain
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Igor Shveitser
>> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 4:48 PM
>> To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
>> Subject: [Heeplist] Analog music recording
>> 
>> I do 100% agree with Don on that,   and partially that is the reason for not
>> really loving most of the modern music Heep-related inclusive. The character
>> is different. I think, it was mid 80-s when classic rock was crucially
>> damaged by the way of recording and since then it only gets worse soundwise.
>> However, some albums are ok sounding to me. If we are still talking about
>> modern UH, Pip Williams' job was as close as they could get to quality
>> classic sound. The rest is tolerable, perhaps younger men will even rate it
>> higher than the 70-s LPs - for me it is simply not the case. Modern vinyls
>> make a little sense since everything is digital in studio but I do buy them
>> more willingly - form-factor means something as well as the fact that we
>> aren't limited here to kilobytes or any bytes at all as it is with CDs or
>> mp3s.
>> Cheers, Igor
>> 
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