Quality is subjective, quantity definitely is more abundant however, there was a certain aspect to analog that can’t be reproduced digitally in one’s bedroom. The studio sound, while recorded digitally, is still very much an analog thing. That recording quality comes through. I can tell when something has been quantized and syncopated vs someone really good at the drums.

It will be game on when a bedroom artist can make their own master vinyl and print their own records without a $45k upfront cost.

I think Bernard Purdie was (and still is) pretty damn good at drums, so syncopation certainly did not hurt. I’m not sure how you play funk without it.

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