[u b k]

Okay, here's the god's-honest truth: I resonate with lot of what OP said in his initial, admittedly inflammatory post. I don't feel the same energy he seems to in response to these observations, but a part of me feels respect for his claims that there's a big white elephant in the room that very few people are willing to discuss, let alone admit the possiblity of.

I view digital as an emerging technology; 10 years ago I'd have said it's still in its infancy, but at this point I'm fairly sure it's either in adolescence or just beyond. I think it has made promises it has yet to deliver on, but I have no reason to doubt that it'll eventually make good on them. But we're a ways off in some areas, imho.

My solution, though, is not to rant or to discourage people from pursuing their own personal path. Instead my response is to hone my own ears and skill for design and take what I'm learning into the world of DSP to see if I can't do my part to imbue it with more of the qualities that I love about analog while mitigating those qualities that I don't.

My gut tells me that part of what DSP currently lacks is simply raw numbers of golden ears working on its behalf, as so many of the most talented designers still seem to focus exclusively on analog hardware. But I figure the first and most critical step in sorting out the shortcomings of digital are hearing them in the first place, and if I can do that, surely there's gotta be a way to fix them.

Wish me luck.


Gregory Scott - ubk
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