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Originally Posted by RKDinOKC
Set up a system to digitize a 22 year collection of reel to reel recordings of our local symphony. The biggest problem was the symphony's dynamic range was larger than the 100db limit of digital media. When the orchestra got really loud it would just overdrive the tape and keep going. Digital recording it would clip and greatly effect the quality of the sound at those levels. Because of that tape was considered better.
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Analog recording has a special quality. I've done session work as a bassist on a couple occasions. Best sounding project ever was Neve console to Studer Revox 2 inch 24 track analog. Blew away any fully digital projects I worked on.