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The ritual of listening to a record and the quality of the sound it produces is something that is often lost with digital music.
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The ritual of listening to a record and the quality of the sound it produces is something that is often lost with digital music. The physical encoding of each instrument and sound on a record makes it a truly magical experience.
ChapterThe Magic of Records
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
A recording engineer, Michael Connolly, gives an analogy about the difference between digital and analog recording.
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A recording engineer, Michael Connolly, gives an analogy about the difference between digital and analog recording. He compares measuring height with a door jam to explain that analog captures what is meant to be recorded on a record, whereas digital recordings hold a mind-boggling amount of information that some believe make them better.