What form of recording sounds and is actually better, analog
or digital? Well analog is the more traditional and the original method of
recording. The first ever analog recording device was the phonograph created by
Thomas Edison in 1877. Alternatively, British scientist Alec Fermi created the
first digital recording in 1938. In 1957, Max Mathews developed the process to
digitally record sound via computer.
In analog recording you have one chance that is it. If
someone messes up or misses a note they would have to repeat the entire song or
phrase until they get it sounding how they like. Sound engineers have to manually
cut the ribbon with a razor blade and attach clip to clip to form each song. In
digital recording you can edit, cut, copy, paste, anything you please. Missed a
note? No problem, they can go into a song and manipulate the whole song to
their liking.
Musicians and music aficionados alike, say that while digital
recording is faster and less of a hassle, it lacks the human element. Sure
everything will sound tight and relatively perfect but it is not as real as
analog recording goes. With analog, the sound produced has a large amount of
warmth. While the digital mix of a track
is modified and warped through a computer the analog is clean, basic, and what
you hear is what you get.
Most of the world has converted to strictly digital for sake
of efficiency, time, and ease; but there are still some purists that still
believe that analog is the superior recording method and the only way to do it.
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