o.p., truly, you're reading me wrong. i'm not challenging you, calling you out, or congratulating myself because everyone else is a 'tech-newb', these are stories you are projecting onto me for reasons that only you know and are none of my business.
what *is* my business is good sound, and i know it when i hear it. so i asked for a mix done on your simple rig, so i could offer my opinion of whether it stands up to what i know good front-ends to be capable of. i've got $5k invested in 4 channels of a/d conversion over here, so i've clearly got my own ideas as to what role they play in sound.
you asked for what you wanted, i responded with what i needed to help. you can make it about more than that, but i won't be joining you in that place.
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Originally Posted by numberforty1  And since half the people that have posted here more or less agree with me, I guess I'm not too far off. |
your analysis is telling. 50% are agreeing, which means 50% are disagreeing. to take that as evidence that you're not too far off indicates that you are favoring opinions that confirm your belief and ignoring those that do not.
here's what i believe, you can take it it the bank and they'll tell you what it's worth: your a/d/a is marginal at best. if you find that tracks done on a more expensive rig do not sound significantly better, then one or more of these is true:
1) the expensive studio rig is not, in fact, that good.
2) the expensive studio rig operator is not, in fact, that good.
3) the expensive studio used the wrong mic for your voice (see #2).
3) your monitoring rig (d/a + speakers + room) is not capable of revealing the differences. think about this one; by definition, a compromised rig can't reveal the improvements of a better rig.
4) your ears are not yet attuned to the differences, so you can't hear them.
keep in mind that none of the above, including #1, preclude the reality that there is in fact a solution out there which will yield dramatic improvements for you, the kind you would notice right away.
the last thing i'll add before getting out of your hair is that imho the most important thing is that you be creating music and enjoying the challenges of the process. the quest to improve sonics can be endless, expensive, and a source of tremendous perpetual dissatisfaction. if you're liking the results you get, if you feel confident in your ability to capture and reproduce the *vibe and emotion* of the music you play, then you want for nothing.
good sound is nice, but the feeling behind the music is everything. keep your focus on that, and let everything else be of service to that end.
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