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Old 12-28-2007, 11:20 PM
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Default Re: Avoiding Gear Acquisition Syndrome: When To Upgrade Recording Gear

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If so, was the difference between the RNP and API very remarkable?
I don't think the difference between a Mackie and an API is "remarkable". Not in my current situation. I've not heard the RNP, but I wouldn't expect it to be "remarkably" better than the Mackie either. Again, post a mix up on Recording Reviews and I'll let you know if preamps are you weakest link. It has happened once before.

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I hear a very slight difference between it and the Mbox or Digi002 mic preamps, but it is not an "AHA!" kind of difference. It just sounds....... different....... That may well be just the limits of my baked hearing.
Don't discredit your own hearing. Maybe it's not what it used to be, but if you couldn't hear, you'd be doing crossword puzzles. Not recording music. If you can't hear a noticeable difference, there is no noticeable difference. Bottom line. If you aren't capable of deciding that, you aren't capable of adjusting volume faders either. Most of us feel like we must hear this enormous difference between gear because that's what the big boys do. Forget about that.

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The more I think about it, the more it seems like I should just work with the gear I have and post mixes to get feedback.
I 100% recommend this path.

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