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Originally Posted by kazper  Remember these things...
Higher end gear is more dedicated to it's purpose in general. On a LA2A as a example you have a input gain, Output adjustment, Limit or Compressor setting and a switch for what's shown on the VU and thats it.. LA-2A
Where the following common low end compressors (which some of you may have) have many controls and can be seen as difficult to get a good sound out of because of the many controls. DBX 166XL alesis 3630
Kaz |
The controls have nothing to do with sound, this is bad example.
Many low end units have very little control while the high end you may find many, the amount of controls/buttos/knobs etc. it has nothing to do with the sound of specific gear.
to the OP - High End gear for electronic music? sure. depends on how you work, do you record some of the stuff? drums/prec, re-amping synths and Amp recording... then you need a microphone to do that.. depending on the room, i could use 3... ribbon could be cool from room sound with 2 close mic'ing.. the better quality mic - the better resuls youre going to get... same as mic pre.
Do you master? then you need a hell of High End Gear; Converters, monitors, limiters, room etc..
Do you combine Vocals (you will find a lot today) in your tracks? then a high end vocal chain is very much needed. at least great mic nd decent preamp.
so overall it depends on one needs, the question of "
What High end gear DOESNT work great on electronic music? " the answer is NONE. they all work wonders... what is Electonic music anyway. could be 170bpm hardfloor kicks, which then i dont belive Manley Vari-Mu will work well its not fast enough. maybe just for color at the end of the chain...
but for 80bmp chill out track i would love to have a Vari-Mu there...