{"id":26930,"date":"2018-12-27T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.com\/?p=26930"},"modified":"2018-12-27T07:00:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T13:00:11","slug":"3-ways-digital-is-better-than-analog-for-musicians-2-ways-its-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.co\/wp\/2018\/12\/27\/3-ways-digital-is-better-than-analog-for-musicians-2-ways-its-not\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways Digital Is Better Than Analog For Musicians &amp; 2 Ways It&#039;s Not"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Today digital recording is commonplace. However, some musicians still use analog, which has its own benefits. Here are three ways digital is better than analog: 1. Digital files can easily be copied exactly, with no signal loss or degradation. 2. Unlike analog, with digital there is no fixed limit on the number of audio tracks you can have. 3. Digital formats are standardized. There are also some ways in which digital is not necessarily better: 1. Analog has &#8220;character&#8221;. 2. Learning to produce music with the limitations analog imposes can be a good way to learn to master the basics of production.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">You can copy the digital file on a computer and there won&#8217;t be any degradation of the sound.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Analog systems have a finite number of tracks, whereas digital has no limit.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">By using analog equipment, you learn a lot about how the recording process really works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;Although digital recording is now commonplace, there\u2019s still a vocal minority of musicians sticking with analog. But which is better?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ask.audio\/articles\/3-ways-digital-audio-is-better-than-analog-for-musicians-and-2-ways-its-not\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ask.audio\/articles\/3-ways-digital-audio-is-better-than-analog-for-musicians-and-2-ways-its-not<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today digital recording is commonplace. However, some musicians still use analog, which has its own benefits. Here are three ways digital is better than analog: 1. Digital files can easily be copied exactly, with no signal loss or degradation. 2. 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