On the contrary, just about every audiophile's philsophy is to stay in the digital domain for as long as possible. There are of course those few who still prefer their record players to CDs because, like you say "analog sounds better." Mathematically, you should be right, the more samples the better the sound. The only way to really tell is a double blind test. That is, you can't know which one you're listening to when comparing, just A vs B. The fact is, you can try for yourself, you can not tell the difference between 44k sampled CDs and analog. SACD claims to have "better sound" because they sample 192k/sec, but try it again, you still CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE.
Once you have convinced yourself that there is no audible difference, there is the issue of interference. There is NO interference or noise when using digital signals, you get out exactly what you put in. Likewise, noise is inevitable in analog. Bottom line, stay in digital for as long as possible.
Do not waste your money on fancy, expensive analog equipment. You probably just need a DAT or two. Your biggest concerns are going to be in the recording room itself, damping reflections, and keeping out other noise.
First of all, do everything digital. As soon as you mic anything go straight to digital. That being said, do not waste your money on MonsterCables or anything, a digital signal is digtal and is the same reagrdless of the cable. Once you get into digital, the are no issues except staying digital, unless you want to edit the sound, add effects, etc.
The analog/acoustic side of things is a whole different story. I am no acoustics expert, but if I understand correctly, you just want to record the instrument and nothing else. So, you need to dampen all reflections in the room. You will need to find out where to put various mics. This will also depend whether you are recording a singles instrument or mixing many. If just a single instrument, you will probably want to record in stereo.
After researching as much as posssible, the best solution is to do a little experimentation. A double-blind test, is fool-proof. Good luck.
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On the contrary, just about every audiophile's philsophy is to stay in the digital domain for as long as possible. There are of course those few who still prefer their record players to CDs because, like you say "analog sounds better." Mathematically, you should be right, the more samples the better the sound. The only way to really tell is a double blind test. That is, you can't know which one you're listening to when comparing, just A vs B. The fact is, you can try for yourself, you can not tell the difference between 44k sampled CDs and analog. SACD claims to have "better sound" because they sample 192k/sec, but try it again, you still CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE.
Once you have convinced yourself that there is no audible difference, there is the issue of interference. There is NO interference or noise when using digital signals, you get out exactly what you put in. Likewise, noise is inevitable in analog. Bottom line, stay in digital for as long as possible.
Do not waste your money on fancy, expensive analog equipment. You probably just need a DAT or two. Your biggest concerns are going to be in the recording room itself, damping reflections, and keeping out other noise.
First of all, do everything digital. As soon as you mic anything go straight to digital. That being said, do not waste your money on MonsterCables or anything, a digital signal is digtal and is the same reagrdless of the cable. Once you get into digital, the are no issues except staying digital, unless you want to edit the sound, add effects, etc. The analog/acoustic side of things is a whole different story. I am no acoustics expert, but if I understand correctly, you just want to record the instrument and nothing else. So, you need to dampen all reflections in the room. You will need to find out where to put various mics. This will also depend whether you are recording a singles instrument or mixing many. If just a single instrument, you will probably want to record in stereo. After researching as much as posssible, the best solution is to do a little experimentation. A double-blind test, is fool-proof. Good luck.