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Do you think that the quality of your final recordings are limited by the equipment you own, or do you think that you have yet to use your current equipment to its fullest?

AND!!!... none of this "Mutt Lange on a cassette multitracker would sound better than...." etc, etc...

I want to know, DO YOU THINK the quality of YOUR recordings....



obviously open to a wide array of responses.... :)
 
Not yet.

I made the newbie mistake of focusing on gear first. I think I am catching up to my equipment pretty fast though.
 
No..My gear is better than me!Always has been always will be! :)Because Mutt Lange could... :D
 
A chain IS only as strong as its weakest link, but it's the engineer's talent that welds the links.

Oooh... I like that... Add "© 2004, John Scrip" to that one.

Reasonably high quality work can be done on reasonably inexpensive gear, but the gear will ultimately limit the quality of the final product.
 
Better gear tends to make getting a good sound easier, but it also gives you more choices. Those choices are the rope that you can hang yourself with. ©2004, Jason Walsh
 
Every time I turn it all on, I can just hear my gear saying to itself "Oh no, not him again" ;)
 
mix. imho even the cheapest gear is pretty good quality these days with some exceptions. in fact i see a lot of newbies spend way too much money
over and over and over.....etc etc in the elusive quest for that hit record.
until they get more knowledgeable and realise there is no magic
"instant coffee" or magic button solution. getting a great hit song is more than just gear. its development of songwriting skills and engineering skills.
imho the equipment these days is not a limiting factor, unless of course your using on board sound card with a mic that cost a dollar.
 
Garry Sharp said:
Every time I turn it all on, I can just hear my gear saying to itself "Oh no, not him again" ;)
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Heh....that is funny!

Me?

Well, I need an 9098i damnit!
 
The quality of my mixes have more to do with the proper song arrangement, instruments chosen, talent on those instruments than any gear I own. The correct EQ balancing, along with transient control give things a nice finalized sheen but if the arrangement is not right or the instruments don't support the song or if the playing is weak, gear cannot improve things.
 
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mixmkr said:
Do you think that the quality of your final recordings are limited by the equipment you own, or do you think that you have yet to use your current equipment to its fullest?
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Getting better, but not there yet!

I have reached the point where I'm really noticing things like room acoustics that I didn't pick on too well in the past. I think I'm ready to build my studio downstairs and free up my bedroom. :D
 
Definately it's me that limits what my gear is probably capable of. But that doesn't stop me from hackin away at it.
 
;-) well hackin' hackin'...

first. read manuals of your equipment
sec. sometimes it's the order in which you connect your stuff that causes problems
thrd. sometimes it may help if you buy a new unit... it may give you the power to use it properly...hehe

greets y.
 
acquit music said:
;-) well hackin' hackin'...

first. read manuals of your equipment
sec. sometimes it's the order in which you connect your stuff that causes problems
thrd. sometimes it may help if you buy a new unit... it may give you the power to use it properly...hehe

greets y.
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Welcome to the board. Hopefully your future posts will be a little more helpful. ;)
 
Actually, all these responses so far are good, in my opinion. Reading all these posts about fussing over which mic, pre, which sample rate, monitor speakers...etc...it is good to know that it appears that (obviously?) it's still the song, arrangement, production, and hopefully musical technique that prevails. I had kinda got the impression that (most?)people were moaning and groaning about not having that $1000 mic being the reason(s) why their recordings suffer. Especially some of the newbies posting. I just remember the old 4 track days and all the tape hiss, the best mic (if not the only mic) being a 57, and computers...what were those??!!

I guess this was just too obvious.. ;)

I feel that the equipment nowadays is incredible for the price, and for the most part, actually promotes productivity.
 
From the engineering side of things, understanding EQ and compression is a must. After talent and arrangement you have to have knowledge of the concepts to make a mix sound good. Once you have these then you can then make better decisions on the types of gear to accomplish your goals.
 
mixmkr said:
I just remember the old 4 track days and all the tape hiss, the best mic (if not the only mic) being a 57, and computers...what were those??!!
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I must agree, even most of the "bad" recordings put up sound better than the old "porta studio" demos. Of course with the clearer digital recording we have, the bad stuff shows up even better too..... :)
 
My gear outclasses me every day. That doesn't mean having good gear is a bad thing. It gives me so many more mistakes to make, and the solutions as well.-Richie
 
Well my story is likely not very common. I used to be a professional classical guitarist. Quit. Law school. Years later I started playing again (this time solo fingerstyle acoustic guitar). After about 5 years of that the recording bug hit me, but only insofar as recording myself.

So I bought a bunch of high end recording gear and have been having a blast using it. For sure, my gear is way ahead of my engineering skills. Nonetheless, recording solo fingerstyle acoustic guitar is not that difficult and mixing is a breeze. I'm pretty happy with where things are. I certainly don't worry much about gear anymore.
 
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