"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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On 12/23/2012 11:59 PM, geoff wrote:
I've never used an EQ plug-in either. I record things so that they don't
need EQ. It saves a lot of time and money.
Sadly I'm not that perfect. And seldom are others whose recordings I
need
to work with.
How boring it is to be perfect. And once you achieve perfection, does it
still sound perfect the next time you listen to it? Having so many choices
just makes me (and probalby just about everyone else) a little unsure if
this is really right or if a different plug-in or a different setting
could make it better.
I let (or make) the musicians do all the work, and I strive to make what
they do in the studio come through to the final product. Sure, sometimes
it takes EQ or compression, but not a lot of agonizing over which of many
devices is the right one to use. Not spending a lot of money and keeping
things that work for a long time (and shelving things that don't) helps
this decision process a lot, too. 
It's rare that I record anything that's worth spending a lot of time on
anyway. The recording isn't going to sound any better than the band.
Sean