[TheForge] Re:analog vs digital OT

[Woolley]

Greetings,
Say what you will about digital synthesizers and their impact on the 
marketplace, but there really isn't anything that quite sounds like an 
analog piece such as an original Mini Moog, or Korg MS-20.  Samplers and 
the like in the hands of talented people certainly take their place well 
enough I suppose, but there is a substantial, concrete reason why every 
digital synth or sampler ever introduced to the market had  Mini Moog 
bass  as a preset sound.  Don't even get me started on tube amps.

Cheers,
Bill Woolley


Ries Niemi wrote:

>
> analog is pretty much not made anymore, except in the field of audio- 
> because the human ear can tell the difference. Or at least some human 
> ears say they can.
> I had a guy working for me for a while who built his own analog 
> synthesizers- sure, you can buy a digital one for a couple of hundred 
> bucks, but it turns out there is a whole subculture of people building 
> analog synths based on original Moog, Arp, and other old circuits.
>
> Same with guitar amps- a few pricey boutique companies still make tube 
> amps.
>
> And home stereo as well- the higher the price, the more likely it will 
> be analog.
>
> ries
>
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