So What's Up With 'The Best' From 5 Years Ago??

[TragikRemix]

heres my thoughts;

a digidesign mix system, which went for upwards of $10,000 for a base model, 5+ years ago, the BEST technology availible at the time, can be had for little over $1000 now..

im thinking about it, now really, is it that bad? its 24bit, 44.1k, which is what i record at anyway...

and a computer to support it, add another $600 for a used powermac g4...

hmm...

why not? it was in all those pro studios not so long ago, and i can have it in my home for next to nothing.. would it be a step up from my digi002r?

anybody familiar with the compatability status? would it work with ProTools 7? i think it works up to v 6.4. thats a protools question, dont worry about it.

but might it be worth it?

 

[Halion]

This is probably a very bold statement, and might offend some people but I'm gonna say it anyway:

I belief that at least 50% of the "quality" of a product, at any given time, is how familiar we are with it.

That being said, I feel that if you know how to work comfortably with something, and you get the results that you want from it, then use it until the end of time. If ever you should feel that another product gives you better results, than use that instead. I have yet to see someone use the best possible gear in the best possible way anyway. It's all compromise, there's just too much stuff to choose from these days. Stick with what you got if it's good enough for you, but keep your eyes open just in case you see something that really blows you away.

 

[TragikRemix]

that makes perfect sense, not offending at all.

as for me personally, i guess what i have is more than what i am able to use. as it is, i can't use all the potential of the equiptment i have.

how do these pro studios run then? do they keep the same hardware until it dies and then get newer stuff? i guess thats why some people use analog. they are comfortable with it and they see no reason to change.

 

[hand in glove]

Alot of it is to with money too? hahaha. You'd think a real business wouldn't just blow money on a new system thats 1 year old, because the idea is to make the gear work for you.
There's no absolute 'need' to upgrade things until a certain extended period of time has passed and the unit is starting to become an historical artifact and its giving way and taking a trip to the repair shop on a frequent basis. It also depends what type of gear your talking about, like is it a mixing console, some form of outboard gear (considering a lot of effects are now are done in the box too), an audio interface, etc...

 

[TragikRemix]

good point, i was referring to the main audio interface/converter.