Over the holiday season, a number of team members have been sharing their choices for the one piece of gear each of us would never sell and which item we wish we had held on to. In this article, we bring together in one place all the team’s choices in case you missed them over the Christmas break.
In this article Julian dares to consider using less gear with fewer features to get the job done. Considering the extraordinary capabilities of even the humblest studio, why wouldn’t you squeeze every last bit of potential out of your hardware and software?
In some areas of the pro audio and musical instrument market, much of the most exclusive equipment is bought by collectors and well heeled amateurs rather than professionals. Is harmful or of benefit to the industry?
It’s relatively easy to identify particular equipment which evokes a musical era. Much of that gear is still popular today, though not all. What is harder to identify is what, if anything, will define the music of today. Does infinite choice affect the sonic fingerprint of today?
To the casual observer professional audio might look like a strangely retro-obsessed high tech industry, but innovation didn’t stop 50 years ago. What current gear might be the classic gear of the future, and will any of it be software?
The web brings unlimited quantities of information on gear, but that information is still limited. If you want to know what hardware is really like you have to touch it and opportunities for doing that are fewer than they used to be. Here’s some of the reasons Julian thinks that matters.
While superficially similar equipment exists in different sectors of the audio industry, the premiums charged for equipment targeting the motion picture and broadcast sectors might seem surprising to some. But if you consider the severity of the consequences of equipment failure in different areas of the industry it makes more sense than the numbers suggest.
Spaces like recording studios are often shared with video crews, who have a different set of priorities. Manufacturers want their gear to be noticed but more and more users don’t want it to stand out. That’s why looks are more important than ever.
In this article Grammy-winning mixer Dom Morley shares some advice about gear purchases, how they should serve the purpose for which they were bought. in the case of a mixer that is mixing and however desirable something might be it should be seen in the context of your studio, your experience and your work.
The best recording gear in 2020? It seems to be a question asked time, and again in forums, Facebook groups and anywhere someone can post. What's the best DAW to use? What's the best mic to use? What's the best plugin to use?
Mike retired at the end of 2021 and he suggests this gives him an ideal view to respond to the great question about what makes a classic in our business posed in our recent article What Modern Studio Equipment Will Become Classic? and why he believes we will see a lot fewer classics in the future.
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