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Why a recording studio went analog for a week

Digital technology has taken over everything from photography to film to music. But a 40-year-old recording studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts, recently swapped out its computers for reel-to-reel equipment so its musicians could get a taste of the old days.

WBUR’s Andrea Shea reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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