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Pro Sound Web: Whenever I’m at the local Guitar Hut, I like to listen to the people who come in and talk with the pro audio sales guy about gear. These conversations are often filled with nebulous audiophilic adjectives like “warm”, “sweet” and “punchy”.
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Adelaide Zhang
said...
I remember hearing again and again that material goods are not the key to happiness. As it turns out, there might be some truth to that statement after all -- at least, in terms of sound systems. However Callwallader writes that more gear we have, "the more chance we have of screwing it up." Makes sense, but I do wonder if all that gear was used completely correctly, would the quality of sound change? More gear is more gear, for sure, but you can't really deny that some gear is better made than others.
I like Cadwallader's statement, "it’s not what you’ve got, but how you use it" when referring to sound gear. Recently I have been working with a local band in my hometown and doing some management work for them. Since I don't directly deal with their equipment my point of view is different than an audio engineer, etc, but I have really enjoyed getting to watch their process in terms of choosing and setting up gear. Being a small local band, they obviously can't afford top of the line sound equipment and the sparse gear they have is very used. That's where Cadwallader's statements ring true; they use the equipment they do have and they use it in the best way they can. I do think that educating people as to what types of equipment will fit their needs best is important, but we also should be able to not take for granted the amazing things classic sound gear can do for us.
2 comments:
I remember hearing again and again that material goods are not the key to happiness. As it turns out, there might be some truth to that statement after all -- at least, in terms of sound systems. However Callwallader writes that more gear we have, "the more chance we have of screwing it up." Makes sense, but I do wonder if all that gear was used completely correctly, would the quality of sound change? More gear is more gear, for sure, but you can't really deny that some gear is better made than others.
I like Cadwallader's statement, "it’s not what you’ve got, but how you use it" when referring to sound gear. Recently I have been working with a local band in my hometown and doing some management work for them. Since I don't directly deal with their equipment my point of view is different than an audio engineer, etc, but I have really enjoyed getting to watch their process in terms of choosing and setting up gear. Being a small local band, they obviously can't afford top of the line sound equipment and the sparse gear they have is very used. That's where Cadwallader's statements ring true; they use the equipment they do have and they use it in the best way they can. I do think that educating people as to what types of equipment will fit their needs best is important, but we also should be able to not take for granted the amazing things classic sound gear can do for us.
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