JamesQuorn0
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Hello,
I'm not the most technical of people, so please be kind with me! I was hoping somebody could help.
In the studio, I often have to transfer from analogue sources (tapes and vinyl, as well as the occasional acetate) and I'm not entirely pleased with the results I've been getting. I've used devices from Prism, Lynx, Apogee, Forsell, and a few others. In level matched tests, it's clear the digital copy suffers from either degradation and/or colouration. Everyone here agrees.
A few questions:
1) Is it normal for ADCs to colour the sound a certain way?
2) I'm getting similar results running digital files through the ADC, with the deficiencies becoming more obvious with each pass through - although the initial pass through seems to show less difference compared to when transferring an analogue source. Is there a technical reason as to why the ADC would play nicer with these files as opposed to a tape/vinyl record being run through the same equipment?
3) Given the above, is it fair to assume that it's the analogue section of these devices that is causing the issue? Or is my hypothesis way off the mark?
4) I've been told that DSD is better for the purpose - I have used a Tascam that had DSD capability and it was pretty awful. Is this genuinely true and the Tascam is just a poor device?
4) Is there such a thing as an actual transparent ADC, or am I setting my standards too high?
If anybody has used an ADC that is truly transparent, then please recommend.
Many thanks
I'm not the most technical of people, so please be kind with me! I was hoping somebody could help.
In the studio, I often have to transfer from analogue sources (tapes and vinyl, as well as the occasional acetate) and I'm not entirely pleased with the results I've been getting. I've used devices from Prism, Lynx, Apogee, Forsell, and a few others. In level matched tests, it's clear the digital copy suffers from either degradation and/or colouration. Everyone here agrees.
A few questions:
1) Is it normal for ADCs to colour the sound a certain way?
2) I'm getting similar results running digital files through the ADC, with the deficiencies becoming more obvious with each pass through - although the initial pass through seems to show less difference compared to when transferring an analogue source. Is there a technical reason as to why the ADC would play nicer with these files as opposed to a tape/vinyl record being run through the same equipment?
3) Given the above, is it fair to assume that it's the analogue section of these devices that is causing the issue? Or is my hypothesis way off the mark?
4) I've been told that DSD is better for the purpose - I have used a Tascam that had DSD capability and it was pretty awful. Is this genuinely true and the Tascam is just a poor device?
4) Is there such a thing as an actual transparent ADC, or am I setting my standards too high?
If anybody has used an ADC that is truly transparent, then please recommend.
Many thanks