The Pros And Cons Of Analogue Versus Digital

Most successful musicians know a hidden art carried out by the work of a good sound engineer; it is essential for a magnificent album. For the rest of us novice listeners and fans, we believe what we hear through our speakers or played over the radio are the true skilled professional musicians, soaring at their craft. Most contemporary music, from pop to R&B and acid jazz to the sophisticated realm of orchestral film scores, has been modernized by several inventions encased within the studio. The art of audio engineering has taken on new forms, from the nuts and bolts, "plug it in, and see if it works" era into the digital world, because of these wonderfully tragic solutions to a

Digital and Analog recording which both were foreign to me, I now have a better understanding of them both now. To help me understand them I use this saying “digital data" which means that a digital recording deals with data and "analog acoustic" and analog deals with recording acoustic recording into an electric sound. The more data on a digital recording the more data you have about the actual sound that was recorded. The digital recordings you can change whatever you want about them because they are dealing with data. Then the acoustic recording seems as if you are transferring the acoustic sound to an electric sound. The understanding that I have of an analog recording is it is the exact replica of what was previously recorded. There is not much you can do to change it.

Looking at the available information [2] Polyphonic should have seen that the market trend for sales from big box stores over previous decade had been in a sharp decline (Figure 1) and considered targeting a different market segment from the beginning. Polyphonic’s either didn’t see the trend or thought that it wouldn’t affect the release of the new technology. Because of the late discovery the

In addition to the practical work of recreating a soundtrack of a Wallace & Gromit clip, a learning report on the subject had to be submitted. The soundtrack needed to be created by using a type of sound design known as Foley. Other than that, dialogue, wild track and music had to be added as well. Afterwards, these sounds would be synced to the video track and adjusted accordingly. “Sounds are vibrations traveling through the air as sound waves” Apple Inc. (2010). “Big sound waves have what's called a high amplitude or intensity and we hear them as louder sounds” Woodford (2009). If we add more gain to the sounds of lower intensity we risk adding noise to them and ruining the recording, this is known as signal to noise ration.

     In the movie Citizen Kane , young Charles Foster Kane is very energetic, optimistic and has a very positive outlook on life. At the same time he hates his old and bitter guardian, Mr. Thatcher, who has secluded himself from the everyday man and the only thing he is after is money and stature. Later on in life Charles Kane turns into an exact carbon copy of Mr. Thatcher, even though that is exactly what he wanted to get away from. In this essay I will prove how the used of sound, in the scenes in Thatcher¡¦s library and Xanadu, as compared to the earlier scenes in young Kane¡¦s newspaper office, help establish this development in Kane¡¦s character.

As photography and video transitioned from film to digital, the retailer seamlessly added computers and software to its product mix. About 15 years ago, B&H moved into the audio market, stocking mics, mixers, recording software, and anything else a producer might need to add sound to video. Most recently, the company added a selection of electronic keyboards. (Music Trades Magazine, 2015)

As a result of The Beatles being the number one band in the world, they had access to the industries latest recording tools. Perhaps one of the most important recording tools used by the band in recording was automatic double tracking or ADT. This device allowed the band to flawlessly double any given sound. ADT was used mostly on vocals to enhance the sound of the singer. The Beatles also used an innovative tool known as the Dolby noise reduction system (Dolby NRS). This device reduced the build up of noise during the over dubbing process. Dolby NRS is still widely used in the field of music recording. In an effort to find a new sound, The Beatles cracked open an amplifier and put a fan inside. Just as talking into a fan distorts a voice, the band found that it has the same effect on an instrument. Many of the sounds were added onto the tracks randomly which makes the album virtually impossible to rerecord or perform live.

The progression of recording equipment over the years has come a long way. In this paper I will cover the progress in its entirety. From the beginning to the current ways that we record music and everyday sounds. There is discrepancies on the topic as to who had the first recording device.

Sound and editing are both very crucial concepts in film. In Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run (1998), the way the narrative structure is set up can make the differentiation of diegetic and non-diegetic sound difficult for the viewer. The relationship between sound and the narrative structure, however, also makes the viewer more aware of the film's artificiality. In King Hu's Come Drink With Me (1966), we see how the major motifs of editing emphasize the unrealistic and fantasy qualities of the characters.

He knew that if you could represent the binary 0 and 1 with dark and light, then a device could be produced that is able to read sounds or any other information without wearing it out and if he could make the binary compact enough he could store a bunch on a small piece of film. Bettelle let him pursue his project and in 1970, after years of work, he succeeded in inventing the first digital-to-optical recording and playback system, the CD. A CD is a simple round piece of plastic about 4/100ths of an inch thick, and 12 centimeters in diameter used for electronic recording, storing, and playback.

However, modern technology has made it possible to package many of the features of large recording studios into small digital recording consoles, which amateur musicians can afford.  The price of one of these consoles, the Tascam Digital Portastudio 788, at Musiciansfriend.com, is $899.99 [1].  This console, although seemingly expensive, is much more cost-effective than paying for an entire studio, and can achieve nearly the same results.  The real benefit of a digital recording console, however, is the creative control it bestows upon musicians.  Instead of having a producer who dictates how the recording should sound, the musician becomes the producer, giving him complete control over all aspects of the composition.  Additionally, because of the cost of studio recording, a musician's time in the studio is usually limited.  However, with a personal digital recording console, one can freely experiment with new ideas without time constraints.  While this unmediated recording environment theoretically provides an artist with unlimited creative flexibility, it also allows for detrimental misuse in the form of non-original composition, which can negate the creative possibilities of this new artistic process.

In the present time we are always coming up with better electronics, because that is what we expect. So, in the recording industry we have moved from analog to digital recording. Musicians want the best recording gear to give them the fastest, easiest, and best sounding recordings for their music. Digital recording is the newer way of recording music since analog recording, but is it always better? There are obviously definite positives of digital recording or we wouldn’t be using it, but does it fall short to analog recording in some areas? When digital recording was first introduced, the audio capture abilities were not what they were now. Where it is now has gone a long way to strengthen the

way that creates the “perfect” tone. These manufactured sounds are what created one of today’s

The advancements of technology have impacted the recording studios more dramatically than any other career within the music industry. Thus the necessity to adapt to these changes is vital for any individual working in this field. However, these advancements have also made the technology of professional recording studios more accessible and subsequently caused the rise of home recording studios. The advancements of technology have impacted the recording studios more dramatically than any other career within the music industry. Thus the necessity to adapt to these changes is vital for any individual working in this field. However, these advancements have also made the technology of professional recording studios more accessible and

production. The goal of getting a good sound is no different now than it was when the first recordings