madtheory wrote:Automatic Gainsay wrote:The difference lies in the breadth of possible sounds, using functionality, interacting with the interface, playing a variety of notes and noting the differences in the sounds and responses you get from that playing, and being able to discern (when present) subtle aspects of sound quality.
But surely that is the difference between synthesizers, not VA or RA?
Well, I suppose the concept can be applied in that way!
:::dons old fishing cap, hitches up trousers, sits on a rocking chair on the front porch, and starts waving cane:::
Gul Dern it! There
is no "RA." There is "analog," and then there are the other ones! I can't stand this retroactive labeling! There is no such thing as an "analog watch," there are "watches," and then there are "digital watches!" There is no such thing as "analog tv," subsequent forms of the technology require the qualification! :::waves cane for emphasis::::