noisedude
New member
here's an interesting concept for some of you. it's not a flame or an angry rant. it comes from frustration at the treatment of some people on these boards, but this one in particular.
when someone comes on and asks what the best they can get for a certain price, that's because that's how much they have to spend or are willing to pay. *home*recording is by definition a hobby and those of us with limited incomes just want to have the most fun we can with the money we've got.
i appreciate the knowledge and experience of people like chessrock, DJL, comingsecond etc etc, but actually when i ask a question i don't expect to be treated like some retard who's asking to buy a hammer to turn a screw. that is not a direct criticism of any of these posters i have named, so calm down. i'm not interested in a flame war.
the difference between an SP mic (and i deplore their marketing tactics as much as the next man) and one costing hundreds or thousands more is actually .... gasp .... very LITTLE.
yes to your trained and experienced ears and your many years of owning fabously expensive equipment there is a definite difference but, guess what, most people on here don't actually care! they want the best they want for their money or if there's something for a bit more they should save up for then suggest it to them. there's no point in telling someone recording in their bedroom to go out investing thousands in very top-end mics and pres when they're in an untreated room with cheap monitors.
there's no need either in telling a bedroom musician that they're stupid for wanting something either cheap or inexpensive. share your knowledge with us, share your insights and well-rigoured opinions, but please spare us your toys-out-of-the-pram wailing about remedials who 'foolishly' dare to join a home recording BBS and then ask what the best cheap LDC they can get is. that seems a perfectly reasonable question to ask, yes, is would help if they read old threads but patience, as they say, is actually something you should have anyway if you're into sound engineering.
home recordists are mostly musicians who've spent years honing their skills and now want to put them on tape/disc for posterity and to enhance their musicianship. it's fun. it's supposed to be fun.
finally, i would encourage those of you who feel i am being unreasonable to go out and actually talk to real people the way you do on here. you may incur a bloody nose or find you have few friends. let's have a bit of respect all-round. it's what the human world is built on.
thanks for reading and thanks to all of you who have helped me either directly or in your older posts
you make the internet work guys.
when someone comes on and asks what the best they can get for a certain price, that's because that's how much they have to spend or are willing to pay. *home*recording is by definition a hobby and those of us with limited incomes just want to have the most fun we can with the money we've got.
i appreciate the knowledge and experience of people like chessrock, DJL, comingsecond etc etc, but actually when i ask a question i don't expect to be treated like some retard who's asking to buy a hammer to turn a screw. that is not a direct criticism of any of these posters i have named, so calm down. i'm not interested in a flame war.
the difference between an SP mic (and i deplore their marketing tactics as much as the next man) and one costing hundreds or thousands more is actually .... gasp .... very LITTLE.
yes to your trained and experienced ears and your many years of owning fabously expensive equipment there is a definite difference but, guess what, most people on here don't actually care! they want the best they want for their money or if there's something for a bit more they should save up for then suggest it to them. there's no point in telling someone recording in their bedroom to go out investing thousands in very top-end mics and pres when they're in an untreated room with cheap monitors.
there's no need either in telling a bedroom musician that they're stupid for wanting something either cheap or inexpensive. share your knowledge with us, share your insights and well-rigoured opinions, but please spare us your toys-out-of-the-pram wailing about remedials who 'foolishly' dare to join a home recording BBS and then ask what the best cheap LDC they can get is. that seems a perfectly reasonable question to ask, yes, is would help if they read old threads but patience, as they say, is actually something you should have anyway if you're into sound engineering.
home recordists are mostly musicians who've spent years honing their skills and now want to put them on tape/disc for posterity and to enhance their musicianship. it's fun. it's supposed to be fun.
finally, i would encourage those of you who feel i am being unreasonable to go out and actually talk to real people the way you do on here. you may incur a bloody nose or find you have few friends. let's have a bit of respect all-round. it's what the human world is built on.
thanks for reading and thanks to all of you who have helped me either directly or in your older posts
you make the internet work guys.
There's a difference, though, between perception in terms of good taste and perception of objective criteria like frequency content, distortion, and signal to noise ratio.
My equipment is dire, but I have fun and still aspire to improve. Don't know why I'm saying that but this seems like its turning into a "Hey lets all post positive stuff" thread. Just don't mention the "Mr. Micro*****"
I'm only Grade 5 