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starprojektors
06-18-2004, 06:10 PM
Analog to Digital Conversion Question
Ok, so I have a question about analog to digital conversion. I record on a Tascam 388 analog 1/4" 8-track. It sounds warm and fat and gorgeous. However, I believe that, at some point, it must make the leap to digital to be made into a cd, correct? If it is so, then how does one avoid "digitizing" your analog recording? Some beautiful albums come to mind: Nick Drake's "Pink Moon", Iron and Wine, The Microphones, etc, which I know were made on analog devices. But here they sit in my room, on CD. How did they do this??

Thank you! I know, I know, I'm new to this. But I have a record coming out in the fall! Hoorah!

-Gavin