That was then, but this is now.....

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im not saying hardware isnt usefull. im just saying its not necessarily needed to mix, as there are a lot of people out there who are not using hardware. granted using hardware will allow your pcs cpu to be used for other things but again if you have a decent pc then there should be no issue.
 
Well...I guess it's two different schools of thought.
See, I mix out of the box...through an analog console and all hardware processing, out to a stereo tape deck.
I use the DAW mainly to edit/comp tracks and some "spot" processing, but once I have my tracks ready, the DAW becomes mostly a playback machine.
From the stereo tape deck, I bring the output back into the DAW to capture the final stereo mix, and then from there it goes to the mastering stage.

That's why I said if you look around...you'll find a lot of people still use hardware, even in some "hybrid setup"...even at our home-rec level, but certainly at the pro level. Any way works fine it it suits your needs...DAW, analog or hybrid.
I'm not saying any one way is right/wrong, I just wanted to point out that hardware is still very much in use, and I still say that at the higher-end...hardware will trump software counterparts in many instances, which is why the big studios that can afford it, still use it extensively, but there is a lot of really good software too.
 
yeah agreed. my point is that it isnt necessarily need to do the job. thats all. i know a lot of analog setups are ''the best'' thing to have due to the tonal capabilties once they are being pushed but personally digital equipment is just as good aslong as you it as digital equipment not analog equipment. in the sence you dont push digital equipment as it sounds naff if you do. so aslong as you know your limits to your equipment then you will always get the results you want.
 
Br3n said:
...as long as you know your limits to your equipment then you will always get the results you want.
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Yup...that applies to any setup.
Not sure if you will always get the results you really want if there are some limits to the gear holding you back...but certainly you'll be going in with a clear understanding of what you can/can't do, and that always makes for better production decisions...and the end result.
I still say that better gear always helps...but just *knowing your gear* and working within it's capabilities and limitations lets you adjust your production perspective to what is possible.
And if the gear isn't serving your purpose...then you need to up the ante. :)
 
Every time I see the title of this thread...it reminds me of the "This is this." scene from the Deer Hunter. :D


 
Well...
I wish I knew about sends and returns back when I first started this journey of recording music. It's a time and processor saver now but now I don't even care because my computer is amazing. I wish I went to school and learned the basics instead of flopping around like a drunkin fish all these years thinking I knew what I was doing. Now that I do know what I am doing I listen to thos old recording and think to myself man that kid tried his heart out to convince people he was one of the greatest engineers of all time at 20 yrs old... LMAO!!!!

Young dumb and then some.
 
back in the day, i'm almost embarrassed, but the concepts of subtractive eqing, compression, panning and tasteful reverb just didn't speak to me.. then one day i bought a book and a half oz of weed... sat on the toilet for about 3 hours, read it while doing bong rips, and all of a sudden... it made a little more sense. But on a more serious note.. some engineers I met along the way back when i didn't consider myself an engineer kind of beat a lot of that stuff into me.. but i just didn't get it at first... couldn't figure out why my demos kept sounding like shit yet i had all this expensive pirated equipment...
 
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