... pupu writes:
> I couldn't agree more. All we need is some noiseless ultra-sensitive analog
> storage medium...it's that easy! :) I thought I had heard sometime that
> laserdiscs used analog audio, is this true? If so, how's the quality?
While analog storage has its merits, it does lend itself to different kinds
of problems. For example, low batteries on tape players will lead to
harmonic distortions (i.e.: that tape motors slow down, and the frequency
falls), whereas low batteries on CD or MD units will just shut off the unit.
Also, in VCRs, the more a tape is used, the more the heads stretch the
ribbon (which is why you should never use cheap "ultra-fast rewind"
gadgets). With stretched ribbons, sync signals get stretched, and the VCR
has trouble with tracking.
In addition, no modern computer can process analog signals without first
running it through an analog-digital converter. Although I can see how
analog equipment might produce higher "definition" sound, it would probably
be pointless, since a lot of mixing is done in the studio with computers to
start with, so the analog copy would only be as good as the digital master.
- Anthony
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