On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:56:47 -0800, William Sommerwerck wrote:
There are plenty of lousy-sounding digital recordings -- too many
mics poorly placed, and too much electronics between the mics
and the recorder.

That they were digital is irrelevent.

Exactly. Digital does not automatically mean "good", any more than "analog"
means "not so good".

Nope. It just means that if you have poor recording and mixing, then
the fault won't be the mastering if it is to a digital medium.

With either digital or analog, it depends on the medium. You can get
a lousy capture with digital if you're using an 8 bit a/d. For analog
media, vinyl was mediocre and only looks good when compared to 8track,
pre-recorded cassettes, or am/fm radio.