It’s Good to Know What You’re Doing
Posted on | February 20, 2010 | No Comments
It’s important to have good gear…whether you’re recording, mixing, or mastering. My mantra has always been “get the best gear you can afford.” However, it’s also very important to know how to really use your gear. This was proven to me again, recently, when I began working with a new piece of equipment.
I picked up the Neve 5042 “True Tape” and, at first, thought I knew how to use it and wasn’t that impressed with what it did. “Nothing wrong with it”, I thought, “but I kind of expected more.” However, the problem didn’t lie in the gear but in my lack of experience with it.
After having it for a few months now I can honestly say it’s an amazing piece of equipment: powerful and flexible. But you have to know how to use it…which took me a bit of experimenting.
It also reminded me that one of the great things about audio production is that it’s a never-ending cycle of learning and re-discovery.
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