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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 35102" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: Digital Boards - Sound QualityAnd therein lies the rub.&nbsp; Midas analog desks distort and color the input sounds; some folks use techniques that deliberately exploit this because they prefer the results over running a different desk or running the Midas differently.&nbsp; The thing is, we have a pretty good idea of what&#039;s going on in the analog realm.Providing an external master clock should not affect the audio because of WHAT master clocking does and that any failure of clocking, internal or external, will manifest itself in plainly audible ways that won&#039;t be mistaken for &quot;better.&quot;&nbsp; Andy Peters (among others) did a pretty good job of describing why this dog don&#039;t hunt (it&#039;s in the archived PSW forums).Another thing JR has said is &quot;I no longer try to tell people what they think they are hearing.&quot;&nbsp; When presented in person with this topic I usually just smile and say &quot;oh, that&#039;s very nice.&quot;&nbsp; My listening doesn&#039;t confirm that the addition of an external clock changes the analog output of a digital console... but I&#039;m over 50 and have 30+ years of live sound &quot;experience&quot; on my ears, so it&#039;s possible I&#039;m not hearing the Emperor&#039;s New Sound.&nbsp; YMMV.Have fun, good luck.Tim Mc</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 35102, member: 67"] Re: Digital Boards - Sound Quality And therein lies the rub. Midas analog desks distort and color the input sounds; some folks use techniques that deliberately exploit this because they prefer the results over running a different desk or running the Midas differently. The thing is, we have a pretty good idea of what's going on in the analog realm. Providing an external master clock should not affect the audio because of WHAT master clocking does and that any failure of clocking, internal or external, will manifest itself in plainly audible ways that won't be mistaken for "better." Andy Peters (among others) did a pretty good job of describing why this dog don't hunt (it's in the archived PSW forums). Another thing JR has said is "I no longer try to tell people what they think they are hearing." When presented in person with this topic I usually just smile and say "oh, that's very nice." My listening doesn't confirm that the addition of an external clock changes the analog output of a digital console... but I'm over 50 and have 30+ years of live sound "experience" on my ears, so it's possible I'm not hearing the Emperor's New Sound. YMMV. Have fun, good luck. Tim Mc [/QUOTE]

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