Analog Tape Recording vs. Direct to Digital Shootout

Decide for yourself in this audio shootout Does analog tape sound better than direct to digital recording I m trying to decide if I want to record to analog tape and then transfer the recording into the digital realm vs. an all digital recording. I set up a test, using a Teac A3440 4track reel deck. I set things things up to record the same performance, feeding the audio into the Teac and computer at the same time. I came away feeling that one sounded better than the other. Watch, listen and see what you think Check out Shootout Part 2 (comparison between the tape recording and the Waves Kramer Master Tape plugin): Check out Shootout Part 3 (comparison ofdigital recording copied, bounced to tape ): Check out Shootout Part 4 (full band digital mix bounced to tape and compared): Link to uncompressed audio files: