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Our ears have a finite number of hairs that can detect a finite number of frequencies. (Which is why performers sing off key when the monitor is too loud)
There is a poin't where digital sound is going to be better than we need.
My old cassette 4 tracks were analog - and they were shit. I put in good sound, I got white noise and dark, wobbly sound out. But it was all analog, right?
Cubase SX 32 bit float 96kHz with Lucid converters is much, much better than analog cassette. I know I could spend the money and get Prism converters, and that would be even better.
But i'm making 16 bit 44.1kHz CD's for people who will possibly create MP3's out of them ...
There is a point of diminishing returns.
And yet - there is something good about analog sound that I can hear through the digital medium ...
Analog has weaknesses
Digital has weaknesses
Our current hybrids of both are marrying the worst of each technology. They are also marrying the best of each technology.
All things considered - our ears don't seem to mind that much.
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