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Kraftwerk, Analogue Or Digital, Which Sounds Better?

LucyLandRover

Hello, 

I am a big fan of Kraftwerk but consider they sounded so much better when recording on analogue than digital. I wonder what others think? I would love to see them perform live on Moog synthesiser's  as they did back in the 70's. The original version of Autobahn sounds so much better than the new, digital recording. my favourite album is The Man Machine as this was released the year I was born and amazes me how modern it still sounds. Neon Lights is my favourite track.  

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  • Thanks Plastic,

    it is great you like the old synths. How do you rate the Moog?

  • in reply to LucyLandRover

    The Moogs are the holy grail of synths - I've never owned one as they are so desirable that the prices are through the roof.     There's also the Yamaha CS80 - the God of vintage synths - most recognisable from the Bladerunner film score - they sell for many thousands.  

    The analogue synths sound so variable and 'heavy' and interesting on your ears whereas the modern digital synths use looping samples that my brain can spot and they sound ultra-clean - and repeatable and reliable and - dull.

    A company called Behringer has bought all the rights to a lot of vintage synths and are remaking them as modules that can be driven by modern computer methods and sequencers - they do a version of the Mini-Moog-  and an Octave Kat, an SH101, an EDP Wasp and an SCI Pro1 - I'd love to be let loose with a pile of those!

    https://www.gear4music.com/Synth-Brands/Behringer 

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  • in reply to LucyLandRover

    The Moogs are the holy grail of synths - I've never owned one as they are so desirable that the prices are through the roof.     There's also the Yamaha CS80 - the God of vintage synths - most recognisable from the Bladerunner film score - they sell for many thousands.  

    The analogue synths sound so variable and 'heavy' and interesting on your ears whereas the modern digital synths use looping samples that my brain can spot and they sound ultra-clean - and repeatable and reliable and - dull.

    A company called Behringer has bought all the rights to a lot of vintage synths and are remaking them as modules that can be driven by modern computer methods and sequencers - they do a version of the Mini-Moog-  and an Octave Kat, an SH101, an EDP Wasp and an SCI Pro1 - I'd love to be let loose with a pile of those!

    https://www.gear4music.com/Synth-Brands/Behringer 

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