Every audio professional knows that even the most sophisticated "mix in the box" can never fully replicate the warmth and depth of 1970s analog consoles. The key difference lies in how audio signals naturally blend in analog, creating a unique relationship between them.

Despite its innovation, digital mixing often lacks the spatiality, depth, detail, and sonic layering that only analog can provide. In a digital mix, the relationships between track levels will never achieve the same cohesion and completeness. The sonic differences become immediately evident when using an analog summing process.