[MAzevedo]

I've got plenty of analog fancies (Sontec, Requisite, Pendulum, Crane Song), and I use them most of the time. Last week I mastered an album entirely digitally, because it was the right thing for the material. The irony is that this particular album is going to be primarily released on LP.

For some albums, the Requisite L2M is the wrong sound. For some, the Trakkers are the wrong sound. For some, the Sontec is wrong. And for some, very transparent digital processing is exactly the right sound. I think that talking about analog vs. digital is too broad, I think one should focus on what is the best tool for the task at hand regardless of wether it's based on bits or voltages.

I think it is hard to honestly say that there are not very, very good digital processing options available to an engineer in 2010. While they may not always be the best option, I could certainly make my clients happy with an all digital chain. In fact, for many years my chain was a z-Sys EQ, a TC M5000, a Jünger d01, and a hardware L2 and I did some of my favorite work then. I would personally be much more concerned about my ME's monitoring than his processing. If the results sound good, who cares how we got there?