I do agree with what Sheriff is saying. I have both and like both. Analog is easier and can be warmer. But I always worry about introducing noise with outboard effects and such. Also, it depends somewhat on the type of music you are performing. I think digital is neat in that you don't have multigenerational degradation. Also, you can try things on the fly quicker when mixing. But I have recorded a dozen songs with my Protools setup and probably only know about 40% of what it can do. The best quality I have ever gotten was simply going from my Mackie Onyx board into a dvd or cd recorder, although this takes a few tries since you can't go back and change anything.