Is most Hardware rack gear going to become a thing of the past?
I post this here in the "Computer Recording" folder, because my question mostly has to do the software Plug-ins.
Most everybody agree's that Digital is getting better and better, almost as good as analog, and is here to stay.
I was thinking about saving up most of this year, until I had $3000 to buy an actual Teletronix LA-2A. It would be the most expensive piece of gear I ever bought, and I could be confident that I am using pretty much the best compressor on earth, at my house.
However, when I mentioned that in a few threads - quite a few people brought up software alternatives in the form of plug-ins. There are also some arguments going around this bbs along the lines of - if our songs are going to end up as lossy MP3's anyway, why blow our brains out buying expensive gear to make it sound stellar?
Having said all that - it looks like to me, 5 or 10 years into the future, the only hardware anyone will need will be...... (in no order)
1. Excellent Pre-amps
2. Power Conditioning
3. Headphone Amps
4. Excellent Mics
5. Mixer board / Interface into the Computer / A/D convertors
Moving forward, are software plugins going to obsolete most outboard gear ?
I post this here in the "Computer Recording" folder, because my question mostly has to do the software Plug-ins.
Most everybody agree's that Digital is getting better and better, almost as good as analog, and is here to stay.
I was thinking about saving up most of this year, until I had $3000 to buy an actual Teletronix LA-2A. It would be the most expensive piece of gear I ever bought, and I could be confident that I am using pretty much the best compressor on earth, at my house.
However, when I mentioned that in a few threads - quite a few people brought up software alternatives in the form of plug-ins. There are also some arguments going around this bbs along the lines of - if our songs are going to end up as lossy MP3's anyway, why blow our brains out buying expensive gear to make it sound stellar?
Having said all that - it looks like to me, 5 or 10 years into the future, the only hardware anyone will need will be...... (in no order)
1. Excellent Pre-amps
2. Power Conditioning
3. Headphone Amps
4. Excellent Mics
5. Mixer board / Interface into the Computer / A/D convertors
Moving forward, are software plugins going to obsolete most outboard gear ?