lastrenman
New member
When I first started recording, I thought to myself how lucky I was to be living in a time when I could buy a $200 DAW which came with what used to be external components (compressors, EQs, reverbs, etc.) and a $200 audio interface with mic pre-amp, which, all together used to cost thousands pre-DAW era.
After recording for about five years now, it seems that that the DAW software plugins and entry-level audio interfaces are not in the same ballpark as their traditional- external counterparts.
Question: Based on your experiences, are there certain types of equipment that tend to have a much higher quality than their DAW-digital equivalents? What about mic preamps on an audio interface vs a standalone?
After recording for about five years now, it seems that that the DAW software plugins and entry-level audio interfaces are not in the same ballpark as their traditional- external counterparts.
Question: Based on your experiences, are there certain types of equipment that tend to have a much higher quality than their DAW-digital equivalents? What about mic preamps on an audio interface vs a standalone?