Gear
shootouts -
Online shootouts, like all the best things in the
music industry, are fabulously entertaining and
completely flawed.
There is no best microphone, no ultimate plug-in, no piece of gear will suit all users. This kind of thinking just leads to chasing the flavour of the month.
So why bother ?
Well they're certainly preferable to a written description by someone you don't know, someone's aesthetic you don't relate to or some anonymous online guru. One person's bright is another's harsh. What's bassy to some is boomy to others. The only thing that makes any sense is to gather all the information you can and then make an informed judgement from there.
Build a relationship with a dealer that will let you try gear in your own environment, only buy software that offers a decent demo period and if you have to buy blind really do your research.
But in the absence of an ideal world we hope you find these shootouts useful.
MMN
There is no best microphone, no ultimate plug-in, no piece of gear will suit all users. This kind of thinking just leads to chasing the flavour of the month.
So why bother ?
Well they're certainly preferable to a written description by someone you don't know, someone's aesthetic you don't relate to or some anonymous online guru. One person's bright is another's harsh. What's bassy to some is boomy to others. The only thing that makes any sense is to gather all the information you can and then make an informed judgement from there.
Build a relationship with a dealer that will let you try gear in your own environment, only buy software that offers a decent demo period and if you have to buy blind really do your research.
But in the absence of an ideal world we hope you find these shootouts useful.
MMN
