Originally Posted By: CV
I don't know if it's accurate to say that digital is trying to emulate analog. I'd say that both analog and digital are trying to recreate the source in their respective ways. Both are susceptible to losses.


CV, sure it is... Both are trying to replicate the analog signal that is originally created by the artist. Either the human voice, or an instrument; fundamentally all sound is analog. That is what i was referring to. All storage media is trying to "store" an analog signal.