Everyone concerned has now given up on trying to regulate analog recording.

Transferring vintage analog recordings to CD, with a different technology involved, can be tricky.

Vinyl records are still prized for their reproduction of analog recordings.

On November 22, 2010, a 20th anniversary edition was released with a remastered mixed from the original analog recordings.

Why do some audiophiles still love analog recordings?

Ordinary tapes are used for analog recording, where music is recorded in a smooth, continuous pattern of magnetic signals.

Students use the facilities for classes learning the basic techniques of analog recording.

"When you do an analog recording, and you take it to digital, you lose everything," he says.

This provides better image and sound quality compared to analog 8mm recordings.

It is not known if any analog recording of Sieveking's performances exist.