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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 131643" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: Analog comeback?I think some performers and musicians are more sensitive to the effects of latency than others but have been surprised by the amount of plug-in latency that some have tolerated without apparent issue.For those that hear an objectionable difference, a different solution is required and I agree that there might be enough of that, world-wide, to support one or two brands.&nbsp; The more important issue for Brandon and others sitting on 15 year old consoles is that those mixers are getting older every year.&nbsp; If there are new analog alternatives forthcoming they&#039;ll be expected to upgrade at some point just because of the age of their inventory, no matter how lovingly they maintain these future museum pieces.&nbsp; Either way, it&#039;s not like the spending stops - maintenance is expensive and some parts will be discovered to have Unobtanium as a component.When the price of keeping older desks 100% functional increases every year we&#039;ll see how many owners opt to remain an analog shop.And for those who have BEs under the age of 30, don&#039;t expect instant love and familiarity with large frame analog...&nbsp; I&#039;ve mentioned before that we&#039;ve had BE&#039;s who&#039;ve never mixed a show on analog FOH and I don&#039;t think that trend will change any time soon.&nbsp; For us, we held on to big analog until it&#039;s gasping and flailing in deep water could have taken us down with it.&nbsp; We let go and went with the One and Zero crowd, never looking back.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 131643, member: 67"] Re: Analog comeback? I think some performers and musicians are more sensitive to the effects of latency than others but have been surprised by the amount of plug-in latency that some have tolerated without apparent issue. For those that hear an objectionable difference, a different solution is required and I agree that there might be enough of that, world-wide, to support one or two brands. The more important issue for Brandon and others sitting on 15 year old consoles is that those mixers are getting older every year. If there are new analog alternatives forthcoming they'll be expected to upgrade at some point just because of the age of their inventory, no matter how lovingly they maintain these future museum pieces. Either way, it's not like the spending stops - maintenance is expensive and some parts will be discovered to have Unobtanium as a component. When the price of keeping older desks 100% functional increases every year we'll see how many owners opt to remain an analog shop. And for those who have BEs under the age of 30, don't expect instant love and familiarity with large frame analog... I've mentioned before that we've had BE's who've never mixed a show on analog FOH and I don't think that trend will change any time soon. For us, we held on to big analog until it's gasping and flailing in deep water could have taken us down with it. We let go and went with the One and Zero crowd, never looking back. [/QUOTE]

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