Compression is an inherent feature to CDs'. They have to be this way because of the digital part of the recording on vinyl being burned, that is the way data goes into CDs, the tracks can only be cut so deep and so wide, unless if they would find a way later to do it differently.
Yes I agree, from the basic starting point, digital recording is cleaner because they don't have the associated mechanical additional of noises, they are digital, the music-keeping media are simulations of sounds in data form, unlike the analog recording which is recorded from start directly on the audio frequencies, it is these audio frequencies that are easy to be contaminated when recording and processing.
Then it is too, the way how the original recordings are done at the "Front end" of electronics, which has nothing to do with the electronics elements of the equipments. That is, before the signal goes into the main electronics equipments, the placements of the microphones, the gackground audio environments. Then comes the clipping of the audio signals during recordings at loud passages, and even teaching the vocalists how to use the microphones correctly. Talking to many recording engineers before, I've gathered that most recording artists do not know at all how to use the mikes correctly, few do but most not. And I've seen many artists on stage not knowing how to do effective miking techniques and that is common. An then it is the isolations of the various instruments played in same room, one instrument will affect the cleanliness of sounds to another instrument deeply that way. But most bands do not feel comfortable if the group separated even only be divided by large glass panes. However now we have digital recordings, we can record one instrument at a time and combine all after. I do not play instrument, but I can play one note at a time on an instrument, and the computer will combine them all, AS IF I PLAYED for real ! ! ! But there are a song or two that I played kboard bass in real time recording, sounds nice, when you have a chance Devon one day, you can listen to some of the songs perhaps. I featured love songs. I did mainly big band songs, Frank Sinatra style, did many Socca, Calypso, upbeat Jass, some modern pops and even did good on rap songs, which was just an experiment, just to show them that I could do it and could do it well but I really do not like to do raps. I did them for personal pleasures, I don't sell them even though I could. When I was active, I did earn money on mostly functions catering to the rich and famous, that was before, not now. Since you were a DJ, it seems that Devond you and I do have something in common because, at times when DJs' had to get off for a small bit, I scratched few songs as well, not a good scratcher I admit, but I did a little.
Your conclusion about CDs' Devon, are the same that I usually read about from various sources.
Funny, I used to be a Hi-Fi enthusiast from early teen, I have come long way. Yet I actually did not sell these high end audio items (Like Harmon Kar. etc)in the store during all of those years in operation ! I never dreamt that it would have been that way from start. It was so because of comsumers' demands, we sold general electronics more than anything else like in the Hi-Fi arena. I do not consider those car 1,000 watters to be "High end" stuff regardless of costs !
Have a nice day from I who was here,
Harry.
