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Originally Posted by onemoretime  Why? |
Nearly every working engineer back then apprenticed under a master and earned his stripes in a pro setting.
There were far fewer working engineers back then compared to now; the curve is now skewed heavily towards the middle and bottom.
Also, Pro Tools. Once upon a time, you had to be able to a) afford and b) maintain an analog tape deck to run a studio, and the information on how to do this was much harder to come by. Gear was not nearly as widely available, nor was advice or information on what to get and why.
The more arcane nature of the craft served as a gatekeeper, a filter with a high threshold for entry. Now, all you need is a pc and the internet and you're most of the way there.
Also, nowadays there are 80 million bazillion acts with music to record, so the market supports a far greater number of studios.
Gregory Scott - ubk