I still use a lot of analog equipment every day and consider myself a hardware fan. And what our two examples above have in common is not primarily the lack of analogue equipment, but above all incredible talent. It’s really worth watching Finneas’ Deconstructed videos on YouTube - his secret is, above all, a sophisticated arrangement and a meticulous coordination of the individual sounds. And it can be assumed that both Finneas and Jacob Collier had mastering studios with high-quality analog outboard equipment involved. What you can certainly learn from these two artists is that money cannot buy talent and that high-quality gear alone is no guarantee of a successful production.
Strengths and weaknesses of analogue technology
To make the discussion a little more objective, let’s take a look at the specific properties of digital and analog sound technology - because everything that is digital is by no means bad or everything that is analog is good. Analogue sound technology works with alternating currents that correspond more or less exactly to the recorded sound signal. During all manipulations, these currents are processed directly using electronic components: capacitors filter low frequencies while coils allow them to pass through. Transistors and tubes can amplify signals. Depending on how high quality these components are and how sophisticated the
