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covert, I didn't see where you listed what you have, where you are in the market - and where you'd like to go.
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Wow! just as I'm ready to give up, people actually start putting in real answers.
That would probably be because I haven't posted any of that information. I'm presently a private, basement facility. I think I fell into the fantasy that if I set up a really cool rig, songs would just magically start flowing to tape. Now I know better. I keep considering opening up to the general world, but my area is full of studios, and lots of factors including my neighbors, poor parking and low ceilings operate against that idea.
So it's not a question of what do I need to compete. Yes I know that N word mics and pro tools are buzz words among some classes of potential client. I also do know that gear doesn't entirely make the recording. I do know that when I see that people have made some substantial investments, I tend to take them more seriously.
There's a pretty general attitude that almost everyone has a mackie and an ADAT or two, or the equivalent. What I'm curious about is when they start taking a place as being two steps above that. I think I'm about one, or maybe only a half step above that, at present.
You mentioned three items. No, I don't own any Neumann mics, or a 414. I do own several of the chinese, and russian mics that have gotten better reviews, from people I have come to trust, and many of the dynamics that are standards. Plus a few things like C535's that aren't as well known. No I don't have that Harmonizer either. I don't do that much pitch shift work. As of yet.
I know I can get stuff, but it's not at all convenient. Among the locals there's never been a really cooperative attitude.
Logic: Yes this about perception. No it's not about the places that get mentioned in Mix etc. It's about looking at web pages for studios that I find out about here, in PSW forums and on Rec.Audio.pro. It's about trying to figure out where I fit into the spectrum between the 1604 adat crowd, and the Trident 2" crowd.
Littledog: I really do understand your point about the piano, and almost everyone's point about rooms and vibes. I would hope that what I've said above makes it clear that this isn't what I'm asking about.