Materiality of Digital v. Analog?

One of many iterations of my noise board....with one digital pedal in there.

One of many iterations of my 'noise' board….with one digital pedal in there.

I’ve been thinking about ways to talk about the “material culture” components of the boutique pedal building world with regards to digital v. analog. Practically all of the pedals are built using analog circuitry—and exist as physical objects—whereas the commerce surrounding these objects takes place in digital domains: web-based retailers, discussion boards, and YouTube vids/demos.

I’m intending to think on this more…another post (or two) to come.