Why Analogue? In Conversation With ATA Records Part 1

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Doug Fearn said in an interview that you should fix stuff at the source and his words always sticked with me. The mix should start when recording, committing on the way in. When using good analog pre-amps, good microphones and mic placement in an acoustically good room, the mix should come together faster because the sound is already there. Many beginner mixing engineers complain when watching a video of a seasoned engineer that it already sounds good with just balancing the faders. Then call it cheating because the material is already great to start with. But this is how it should be done, get it right at the source and commit on the way in. This way the musicians are tracking with the sound close to how the record is going to sound which will make them perform even better. Also no studio had 48 Fairchild compressors for every track, they had to choose which one to use where. There were no unlimited tracks available so concessions had to be made because of limitations. The analog versus digital discussion has been going on for years but technology has become so advanced that on both mediums you can get a great result. I like the possibility of recalling a mix fast digitally but sound wise I prefer my analog setup.