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Mis-guided passion, mis-spent cash, my advice.....

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I've been hanging out here for a few weeks, and I have come to respect the Audiophile.

You good folks love your music, and I would dare say you know exactly WHAT you like about your music.

So I say to you, now that you've got great gear, make use of it. Stop spending your hard-earned cash on new speakers and preamps, and start spending it on recording gear!

If anyone should be recording music, it's the forking audiophile community!

I record music in my home. Recording has become the love of my life. Before recording, music was the love of my life.
Now I love my recordings. Narcissism? No. I now have the power to shape recordings to my liking, and there's nothing more rewarding than someone else enjoying your recordings right along beside you. Of course, it helps if the songs you've recorded are actually any good.

There is a whole world of musical understanding out there just waiting to be devoured.

So again, my advice to you all is to begin a new quest to the other side of the music you adore, and become a recording engineer!
God bless,
Allen
hethaerto
ozfly
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Great thread. I never thought of doing that and I sure didn't think there were that many bands that allowed it -- thanks C, that was a great list!
rockethouse
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There are some sound recordists' (engineers) here as well as musicians, instrument manufacturers, elctrical engineers who love tinkering with gear all of whom would have the same sort of satisfaction from what they do not to mention other interests many have.

I have beeen involved in music as a session player, musician and recordist and since adding Audiophile to my list I find myself going in the other direction, I uderstand what you are saying as there are some people here with incredible set-ups not to mention good ears that would most certainly enjoy and benifit from being involved in the recording process but as time is against most of us I cant imagine too many Audiophiles giving up what precious little (time) they have in pursuit of a new hobby and associated joys what mic for what and where, one more take...and yes those singers who are anything but(thats like having teeth pulled...without anesthetic) not to mention some of the (ego's) people/musicians you have to deal with.

I cant be the only one to have a pile of cd's that are waiting to be listened to that will always be ahead of them and since becoming an Audiophile I have been enjoying listening to the music of others more than ever and as I said I have been becoming increasingly infatuated with sound reproduction rather than recording (despite this taking time away from my playing which is a trade-off I'm constantly wrestling with as my musicianship slowly declines).

Be careful hanging around here it may just happen to you too.
Cheers
hethaerto OP
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Rockethouse,
I hear you, but I really do not have the funds to delve into audiophile gear, so I use what I have to get a hold of useable mics and preamps.
Another cool thing about recording is when people listen to your sessions and then tell you that the particular band they're hearing doesn't deserve to sound so good! Ha ha!
Allen
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