When is digital going to get the soul of music?

No kidding, uh oh. ;)

I'm open for suggestions about how one recording medium can be more or less soulful than another?

I've heard many good and bad recordings with "soul" on both vinyl and CD.

I think the answer may lie more in the field of psychology rather than technology.

I can see where one might associate vinyl with some great soul music of the past. Recordings were also mixed much differently back in the 60's. My CD of "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye is loaded with soul I would say.

I've also heard some very well recorded CDs with "soul" in recent years. Two artists that come to mind are Herbie Hancock and Liquid Soul.

When is digital going to get the soul of music?

when we stop worrying about it (Detlof corollary 1.0)

Mapmann, I start my morning with the "What's Going On" cd(issued 2003). Remember, that was recorded in analog originally. I do think that people recognize there is something too clinical with digital. Guidocorona, the AMA is a political organization, and is dedicated to protecting MD's interests(Although, I read something recently about the AMA selling those interests to the insurance companies.). Actually, the head of the AMA tried to buy the original Rife Machine. Has anyone heard the HRx system from Reference Recordings(as mentioned in the recent issue of Absolute Sound)?

Makk, I hope to see before long an audiophile-grade version of the Rife machine offered by Machina Dynamica.