Studios have and will continue to change over to DSD.
what is your basis for this statement? how many studios? which ones?
With sonic Solutions you are recording to hard drive on the DAW.
It's my understanding that Sonic Solutions is a mastering DAW. I suppose studios are using it for multi-track recording and editing as well. I'd like to know which studios are doing this.
DSD already is the basis for SACD's which are being produced in the studio with DSD recorders.
I'm aware that DSD is the basis for SACD's. DVD-A's are outselling SACD's according to the latest research. some record labels are holding back on SACD distribution of some albums. Others are going forward with the process. Teh best SACD's i've heard were ones that were recorded directly to 2 channel DSD from the master 2 track analog reel. Essentially older recordings. Newer recordings that were tracked in digital PCM and then recorded to DSD don't sound as good to me. So score one there for DSD over PCM. However how many multitrack DSD recorders are out there? How many studios have them? There are high costs involved with the process of DSD recording ~> mastering. From what I've read, tons of studios are hesitant to make this leap.
I remember when most every commercially released CD was on DAT first. Not sure this is any different.
It's not. But i wouldn't say "most every". To this day 50% of albums are still recorded on ATR's. So to say that "most every" commercial released CD was on DAT is a huge stretch.
The fact that DSD walks all over PCM is enough of an indication to me where all this is headed.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see
i'm really curious about the whole future of audio recording so discussions like this really intrigue me. I'm not rying to put any of you off or anything. I'm merely trying to increase my knowledge on the subject