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Waylon · 15th January 2005

Ok, I saw this Rudy Van Gelder quote on the RVG thread and it got me thinking...

"the only thing anybody needs to know about my studio is the sounds that came out of it."

It never fails to amaze me how many engineers ( or recordists as it were) obsess with what gear they are using... give them the wrong version of a 414 and they are in shock, wrong revision of a compressor? Death! Record without "XYZ" mic pre and "ABC" converters? MADNESS!

Now, dont get me wrong, I am as big a gear hound as the next guy, and I really do have some pretty strong preferences... BUT...
It kills me to watch ( and listen ) to some folks who insist on a particular peoce of gear and then spend all of 5 seconds placing it
and then hours complaining/making excuses for the recording chain/room/format/instrument/PA/Assistant/Catering, whatever else can be to blame other then thier lack of ability to overcome and adapt.....

How many times do we hear people asking what peice of kit will push them to the next level? I guess it is eaiser to switch tools than techniques...

waddaya all think?

15th January 2005	#1
Waylon Gear addict Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 404 Thread Starter	"Microphone Placement in Live Recording", or , "Stop reading labels and Listen!" Ok, I saw this Rudy Van Gelder quote on the RVG thread and it got me thinking... "the only thing anybody needs to know about my studio is the sounds that came out of it." It never fails to amaze me how many engineers ( or recordists as it were) obsess with what gear they are using... give them the wrong version of a 414 and they are in shock, wrong revision of a compressor? Death! Record without "XYZ" mic pre and "ABC" converters? MADNESS! Now, dont get me wrong, I am as big a gear hound as the next guy, and I really do have some pretty strong preferences... BUT... It kills me to watch ( and listen ) to some folks who insist on a particular peoce of gear and then spend all of 5 seconds placing it and then hours complaining/making excuses for the recording chain/room/format/instrument/PA/Assistant/Catering, whatever else can be to blame other then thier lack of ability to overcome and adapt..... How many times do we hear people asking what peice of kit will push them to the next level? I guess it is eaiser to switch tools than techniques... waddaya all think? __________________ But, whatever you do, don't go with cheap XFMRs, you may have to use them someday. - Remoteness