Analogies

[boingoman]

Are mic pres like:

Cameras
Lenses
Ferraris
Corvettes
Adobe Photoshop

If so how.

Also a York Peppermint Patty is like a cool breeze on a warm day if someone can let me know a good way to use York Peppermint Patty when talking about mic pres

thanks

 

[Golden]

pres are like a pair of eye-glasses because they allow people to see the fruits of sound better, as a vision in their minds.

 

[superbeatballer]

Like viagra, they turn the weak and worthless into something strong and useable.

 

[c7sus]

Uh..... the more bread you have the less shit you gotta eat.

 

[omtayslick]

Xerox Xerox

 

[crazydoc]

subject = music/artist
photographer = engineer
camera = signal chain
lens = mic
shutter/aperture stop = pre
filters = effects
exposure = tracking


analogue:
film = tape
darkroom = analogue mixing/mastering
print = vinyl

digital:
ccd = ad conversion
memory/storage = memory/storage
photoshop = software mixing/mastering
print = cd

Peppermint Patty = RNP
Junior Mints = DMP3
Handmade Belgian Chocolates = John Hardy M1