I am a great fan of the Skeptic Society. A recent article to touch (peripherally) on the digital vs. analog debate: http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/10-01-06
> -----Original Message----- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of nedma...@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:32 PM > To: agno3ph...@yahoo.com > Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Modern lute recordings > > Anthony, > > The digital vs. analogue battle will never be resolved, I think. I > still have a library full of records, in addition to a sizable > collection of CDs. I think my best vinyl still sounds more natural > than my best CDs, but the CDs are more consistent in quality. Certainly > a portion of my vinyl is inferior to CDs of the same material. ( And > were it not for Nakamichi's record-centering turntable, I would listen > to less vinyl than I do! ). But for sure I wish all lute recordings > were as good as the Astree POD ones! > > > > If I were more technology (primarily computer) oriented, I would get a > good video camera and use my AKG mics and preamp for my home > recording. But for simplicity, I use a Zoom Q3 - usually about 4 to 5 > feet from me. Sure, these units don't have the best mics, and > certainly not great pre-amps, but over all youtubes recorded with such > technology still sound more natural - honest - to my ears than > over-reverberant commmercial recordings. > > > > Ned > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
