Does anyone else suffer from gear performance anxiety? Like us all, I get lots of emails regarding performance in the sack (the bedroom that is), but really, its the performance of my gear in the rack that keeps me awake at night. I was scouring the forums to get a few opinions on my Protools 96 interface, and how it compared to the 192. Many opinions of the 96 rate it as barely better than a 002! So, is it time to panic? Are all those recordings I have done substandard? Have I sabotaged a hit single along the way? Could I have had fame and glory, only to be cut off at the knees by some dodgy converters? Hmmm….I’m not so sure that is the case. Sure, now I want a 192, but I have recorded some very nice drums even with a Digi 001. I even didn’t mind the Audiomedia 111 card. So, in the general scheme of things, how would you rate the following in terms of importance.
The artist. The song. The producer. The mix. The recording gear. (I’ve lumped a few factors together here).