“Big venues”. lol. I’m sure when Metallica played in russia in 1991 for the 4th largest concert in history it didn’t really happen because according to you they needed digital (glitchy) hardware.
They don't have the old stuff any more. It's like trying to land men on the Moon now: the Apollo hardware is all gone, except the stuff in a museum that doesn't work any more.
Why? (Disclaimer: I'm not a professional in that industry, so I don't really know what I'm talking about.) Just as one example, the microphones and guitars these days are all connected to the mixing board through wireless radios, which we can assume are using digital protocols (just like all other wireless comms these days). Long gone are the days of ridiculously long cords that musicians trip over on stage. So at least that portion of the audio path has to be digital. And from what little I've been able to see of a modern mixing board from the audience, they look quite modern, with computerized displays, so of course they're going to be working with the audio digitally.
