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Originally Posted by theblue1  It's not a very gearslutty sentiment but I recommend you put a moratorium -- or at least a big slowdown -- on your purchases until you feel like you have more solid information under you. As long as you have the basic elements, you can expand your knowledge through reading and watching to some extent -- but the real learning comes from doing it, recording a lot, trying new things, experimenting, testing, experiencing and listening. And then doing it some more. The magic is not in the gear -- it's in knowing what to do with the gear. Good gear in the right combination for your purposes can make a difference -- but it's a lot easier building that keeper rig when you know what you want out of that gear and the techniques to get it.
The difference between decent gear and really good gear is the last few inches before the goal line... first you have to get to that end of the field. Once you've got a grip on your knowledge, you can spend your money a lot more wisely. |
I totally agree with you, like I said it's embarrassing... and I swore after Logic 9 I would not buy anything else, but then I saw the PSP Nitro deal and the T-Racks deal and... and I just couldn't stop myself.
I want to experiment (and I do), but I also want to get some basics. As an example, I just want to know the RIGHT way to do things... the logical things you do when you master, be it a compressor on vocals and a limiter on the master, etc. I'm only a step above trying random effects and seeing what happens, going overboard with the effects, etc. I know that "the right way" is very subjective, but I guess what I'm saying is that I'm missing the solid foundation.
I'd like to at least get that down and then grow from there.