CD sales dive into toilet, end of musical civilization

[Joe Allonby]

On 1/9/07, Gordon, Alex <alex.gordon at abbeyroad.com> wrote:
>
> That's like monitoring the sky for three seconds at
> noon and concluding that it is always daytime.



That's brilliant! Is it original? Can I use it?


And comments like "any jackass with a home studio and a computer can
> make a record" are ignorant beyond belief...



The home studio thing is not all it's cracked up to be. I'm sitting here
next to a Yamaha O2R96 board, Genelec and Signet monitors, all kinds of eq
and noise reduction,  digital storage, QBase and ProTools, mic preamps, and
a shitload of assorted high-end mics. My roommate, drummer, and bass player
are all audio engineers. I wouldn't dream of recording drums or electric
guitars here. It would sound like shit. Most so-called home studios consist
of a computer with Garageband and a couple of SM58's. Remember what
recording is supposed to be - creating an accurate record of a performance.
Home recording is of limited value even in professional hands.
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