[A6] A vs D?

[MelloT at aol.com]

>>> Do you consider a continuous signal as rich? If so, with a sampling rate 
of 44.1KHz a signal is sampled 44100 times a second. This seems continuous to 
me, lest we mention higher sampling rates. So, at one point or another our 
pure analog signal is going to hit the AD converters, and the continuity is 
gone.>>

NO. It's only fair to point out (for the zillionth time simce they invented 
digital audio) that when the audio goes in, it is storede as discrete steps. 
When it is brought back out, it IS an analog waveform again. Not the same one, 
but it IS analog (continuous), the same as you sampled. No matter how low the 
sampling rate. 

I think the early post we had about "organic" sounds was off the mark with 
that definition of organic. Organic almost always refers to any sound like those 
found in natural events - even horns or drums. I try very hard to create an 
"organic" feel in any sound by unsing randomness (pitch, tone, attack etc). 
This helps ANY instrument you make feel more natural and comfortable to the 
listener.

BrianK