On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:52:49 -0800, "Uncle Russ"
wrote:

And maybe it helps to show that some of us may overstate the importance of
very expensive or "state of the art" mics. The difference between a good mic
and a better (or different) one may be quite minor, often negligible after
mixing and mastering. snip

The mic is THE weak chain in the system. Next weakest is the mic pre.
Everything else is gravy, which is why people can turn out pretty good
recordings on unbalanced consumer grade crap, as long as it's fed with
a good mic. Skimping on a mic while buying/collecting obscenely
expensive digital gear is like buying a new Ford Cobra and ordering it
with retreads.

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