Analog Machine

[Daniel Lanois]

Don't think it was mine. I used a Stephens 24 track on U2's Unforgettable Fire record. The Stephens sounded fantastic and was portable. Transport in one case and electronics in another. People often ask about digital vs. analog. What I like about analog is I can take a sound from a track, treat it with eq and an echo and print that back onto the multitrack without a conversion delay. This is a technique that I use a lot. Digital machines can't do this. Your reprint will be out of phase with the original source.