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Digitally recorded lps?

I have found several lps in my collection are touted as being digitally recorded. This was considered a selling point at the time. I must say they sound good. I don't notice any digital glare. I would guess they are from the late 70's or early 80's.

What is the deal? Were the original master tapes done in digital. Kind of like a DDA or DAA recording? If so, why wouldn't the faults of digital be apparant?

What does the cognoscenti say about these?
dolifant
pabelson
344 posts
 
Yes, these would be DDA or DAA recordings. Not everything sounded great in the early days of digital, as recordists were still learning how to handle the new technology. But the best of them should tell you something about the alleged defects of digital. Plus, once it's converted to analog and pressed into vinyl, you get the phase-related distortion, subtle speed variations, and other artifacts that contribute to vinyl's pleasing sound.
sirspeedy70680e509
1,064 posts
 
The truth is,that some labels were better than others.In the classical genre the EMI digital lp's were terrible.The Telarcs were quite good,and some labels,like the "New World" catalog were fabulous.Same thing applies to pop,on certain labels.In the lp digital domain it is quite simply a crap shoot.Also,it depends on your system,and how critical one is.

Best!
lindisfarne
511 posts
 
Here's the short and sweet answer-"worst of both worlds".
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drubin
3,274 posts
 
Am I correct that Steeley Dan's Gaucho was digitally recorded? After having loved Aja, and despite some great songs on Gaucho, it just never sounded right to me. Cold and uninviting are words come to mind.
jdaniel18ee
88 posts
 
Humorous responses you received....

From one turntable owner to another, I recommend buying any clean-copy digital Lps that interest you. In my experience they've been remarkably better than their CD counterparts in areas of hall ambience, environmental cues, quickness and authority in the bass, low-level info, and a sweeter, if still relatively dry, high end. We're lucky that digital lp's, at least in Europe were pressed up until '89.
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