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nrjizer
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Well now you're talking about analog production and mixdowns, which isn't the same thing as live-take arrangements. I don't think it's worthwhile getting bogged down into yet another dull analog vs. digital debate. Good results can be achieved in either domain, particularly in genres like dub techno which are heavily dependent on experimental FX chains. Rod Modell alone is proof of this.
As to "cheap chinese converters," straw man arguments notwithstanding, most budget converters these days are likely better in quality than those in revered hardware of BC's day.
I completely disagree and I find it amusing that dub techno heads are still talking about records that were made in the early 90's and why so few producers these days can come close sound wise.
Analog is a major factor and a huge point of difference. Coming from being itb to producing and mixing analog I can attest to this first hand.
eg. I've 100+ delay plugins and none of them come anywhere near my roland space echoes or my tc2290 and other gear for feeling and presence. Look at the newer Wellspring unit for example, plugins cant come close to how this unit sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH-IXMs7j5k&t=137s
Regarding convertors it was Mike Huckaby who told me if you dont spend $1500+ on convertors your music will sound thin and garbage. Do you think Mike Huckaby was a strawman?
Analog has depth, warmth and imperfect detail that digital (binary) doesn't provide. If anything, Dub techno with its minimal nuance and detail needs this more than any genre. Live performance with actual hardware, musicianship has a lot to do with why these tracks are timeless and have lasted imo.