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A second, very informative Web site on the analog vs. digital argument was www.kuro5hin.org, a site that contained an essay which very thoroughly talked about how vinyl has so many differences from digital recordings that it should be commonplace in the market because it has different benefits, and maybe not replace digital recordings, but be along side them in importance. Several classic albums are discussed, including Aerosmith’s first album and Pink Floyd’s classic The Wall. There are comparisons between the original vinyl sound and the digital reproductions of these recordings, and the insight was very informative. It was good to have an actual analytical comparison of the sound of an analog and digital recording.

Analog Vs Digital Mastering. (2002, July 6). Retrieved April 10, 2007, from http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1538

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The first useful site I found on my subject was Indie-Music.com. This site is obviously targeted at people interested in independent music. On this site, a mastering engineer named Paul Abbott discusses the pros and cons of analog (vinyl) and digital (compact disc) recording. As a mastering engineer, Abbott’s job is to give a recording its final sound quality, setting the levels and textures of the sounds and putting them all together to have a finished copy of a recording. Abbott specifically discusses why digital recording will never be able to actually surpass analog as a more accurate way of reproducing sound because analog recording is an exact representation of sound waves, while digital is stored data that are essentially not the “natural sound.” Since my topic is about why vinyl should come back into prominence, this was rather helpful.

Digital vs. Analog – Which is Better? (2004, October 11). Retrieved April 10, 2007, from http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/10/8/134958/152

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The first useful Web site I found was actually on a site called Indie-Music.com. On this site, a man named Paul Abbott discusses the pros and cons of analog (vinyl) and digital (compact disc) recording. Abbott is a mastering engineer, meaning his job is to give a recording its final sound quality, setting the levels for each individual track and putting them together with the best possible quality and equalization. On this site, Abbott specifically discusses