Re: [microsound] politics of digital audio reflux

[Graham Miller <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

analogue schmamalogue.

On 5-Oct-06, at 5:57 PM, Jan L. wrote:

> ahh, the old 'technology moving fast' argument. it is rubbish.  
> technology and developments is not something that just happens out  
> of the blue. and I find it amusing with all the bold statements  
> when microsound as a whole is fully dependent on products from  
> large commercial empires.
>
> digital audio exist because the industry wanted something that  
> would scale to mass-markets. automated quality control was hard to  
> do with vinyl.
>
> I currently use digital for editing and as a multitrack recorder  
> but these days with care to avoid the oh so typical digital audible  
> signatures. and I always master to an analog master tape recorder.  
> even if I digital is the target media - I then re-encode from tape.  
> this process is not perfect - but the end result is realtively free  
> of the common but oh-so-boring digital signatures.
>
> analog is freedom. you can build the equipment yourself out of  
> tubes, transistors and whatever.
>
> analog is freedom. remove the digital distortions forced upon us by  
> the large commecrial interests and immerse yourself in true  
> expressive sound-art.


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