Basslines: digital is not analog

clairo · Post by **clairo** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:29 pm

Hi man,
every one knows that a digital bassline not sounding as analog counterpart.
No matter how the digital plugin is implemented, how lfo form type is selected (in the digital) and so on...
Ok, some plugins are better than others for bassline (albino, z3ta+,...) and with good compression, equalization and so on we can optain a decent product for vinyls SOMETIMES.
The question is: What s the technical reason for this?
I have obtained a bounce of answers as numer of bits selected (in the sampling), the precision of the clock (the digital clock is not so precise as the analog counterpart ,

) and so on...
Do u know the reason, or have urls that explain why?
Have a nice day.
Cla.

djreagen · Post by **djreagen** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:52 pm

what exactly is the question here?

plaster · Post by **plaster** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:57 pm

i don't see the relation of midi clock to bassline quality. what's your point here?

clairo · Post by **clairo** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:20 pm

The question is simple: Why tecnically the analog basses sounds better than digital?

4 plaster: someone charges this difference to not precisely clock in digital domain. This imprecision is responsible to do wave forms not completely constant in time. (i'm in dubt about this answer, but i dunno)

s.k. · Post by **s.k.** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:03 pm

Hi man.

Someone obviously told you that only analogue can sound good. Forget about it, thats not true. There is a difference, but to say that only analog can sound 'decent', is pure nonsense.

If that was true, all you had to do would be to buy an analog synth, tweak some lfo's and have a good bassline. No. Thats not how it is. The amount of work you have to do to create a solid 'bed' for a track is still there no matter digital or analogue.

Given that, the analogue bass will sound better than its digi bro, but dont spend too much time figuring out why. study more synthesis and it will come to you.

clairo · Post by **clairo** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:20 pm

s.k. wrote:Hi man.

Someone obviously told you that only analogue can sound good. Forget about it, thats not true. There is a difference, but to say that only analog can sound 'decent', is pure nonsense.

If that was true, all you had to do would be to buy an analog synth, tweak some lfo's and have a good bassline. No. Thats not how it is. The amount of work you have to do to create a solid 'bed' for a track is still there no matter digital or analogue.

Given that, the analogue bass will sound better than its digi bro, but dont spend too much time figuring out why. study more synthesis and it will come to you.

I know, i know, i'm looking for a technical advice in this post.
Thank u.

4am · Post by **4am** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:51 pm

what is the sound you are looking for?
i mean how does it look/sound like?

gmschroeder · Post by **gmschroeder** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:29 pm

Don't bother with this too much.
They sound different, what you like is taste.
A whole lot of people like analog, but digital is cheaper and more convenient in general.
Digital usually tries to sound like analog, and (arguably) fails, but some people think it comes close sometimes.

That's all that's really worth knowing, I'd say.